Bascanichthys fijiensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. fijiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale, 1935)
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Bascanichthys fijiensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Alvin Seale in 1935.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Fiji (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Synonyms of Bascanichthys fijiensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Bascanichthys fijiensis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Seale, A., 1935 (23 Oct.) [ref. 12336] The Templeton Crocker Expedition to western Polynesian and Melanesian islands, 1933. No. 27. Fishes. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27): 337-378, Pls. 20-23.
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