Bascanichthys fijiensis

(Bascanichthys fijiensis)

Description

Bascanichthys fijiensis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Alvin Seale in 1935. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Fiji (from which its species epithet is derived), in the western central Pacific Ocean.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Anguilliformes
Family:Ophichthidae
Genus:Bascanichthys
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