Ophichthidae

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.