Bascanichthys myersi

Bascanichthys myersi

Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Anguilliform
Large
Tropical fish

Bascanichthys myersi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Albert William Herre in 1932. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, in the Philippines.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Bascanichthys
Maximum length: 78.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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