Siboga snake eel explained

The Siboga snake eel^[1] (Bascanichthys sibogae) is an eel from the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Callechelys.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is found off the south coast of Timor, Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23.7cm (09.3inches).^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=53957&GenusName=Bascanichthys&SpeciesName=sibogae&StockCode=44753 Common names of Bascanichthys sibogae
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Bascanichthys-sibogae.html Bascanichthys sibogae
3. Weber, M., 1913 [ref. 4602] Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.