Longtailed sand-eel explained

The Longtailed sand-eel[1] (Bascanichthys kirkii) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1870, originally under the genus Ophichthys.[3] It is a marine, tropical eel, which is known from Aden to Natal, South Africa, in the western Indian Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 54cm (21inches).[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=15667&GenusName=Bascanichthys&SpeciesName=kirkii&StockCode=14809 Common names for Bascanichthys kirkii
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bascanichthys-kirkii.html Bascanichthys kirkii
  3. Günther, A., 1870 (25 June) [ref. 1995] Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549

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