Bascanichthys inopinatus
| Bascanichthys inopinatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. inopinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke, 1989 | |
Bascanichthys inopinatus, the unexpected snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by John E. McCosker, Eugenia Brandt Böhlke, and James Erwin Böhlke in 1989. It is a tropical, marine eel endemic to the coastal marine waters of Puerto Rico.