Bascanichthys inopinatus explained

Bascanichthys inopinatus, the unexpected snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[1] It was described by John E. McCosker, Eugenia Brandt Böhlke, and James Erwin Böhlke in 1989.^[2] It is a tropical, marine eel endemic to the coastal marine waters of Puerto Rico.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bascanichthys-inopinatus.html Bascanichthys inopinatus
2. 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).