Bascanichthys paulensis
| Bascanichthys paulensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. paulensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys paulensis Storey, 1939 | |
| Synonyms | |
Bascanichthys paulensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Margaret Hamilton Storey in 1939. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the coast off Sao Paulo, Brazil in the western Atlantic Ocean. There is also a population from Pointe-Noire Bay, Democratic Republic of Congo, (formerly described as B. congoensis) in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 62.3 centimetres (24.5 in).