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Bascanichthys inopinatus, the unexpected snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker, Eugenia Brandt Böhlke, and James Erwin Böhlke in 1989.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel endemic to the coastal marine waters of Puerto Rico.[2]

References

  1. ^ McCosker, John E. (15 August 2011). "Unexpected Snake Eel (Bascanichthys inopinatus)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199376A2588900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T199376A2588900.en.
  2. ^ a b Bascanichthys inopinatus at http://www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ McCosker, J. E., E. B. Böhlke and J. E. Böhlke, 1989 [ref. 13288] Family Ophichthidae (pp. 254-412). In: E. B. Böhlke (ed.) [ref. 13282]. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 9).


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