Bascanichthys longipinnis
| Bascanichthys longipinnis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. longipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) | |
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Bascanichthys longipinnis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Rudolf Kner and Franz Steindachner in 1867. It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indian and Pacific Ocean, including India, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa.