Whip eel

The whip eel (Bascanichthys scuticaris, also known as the sooty eel[2]) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1880.[4] It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States and the Gulf of Mexico. It inhabits reefs and coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 76 centimetres (30 in).[3]

Whip eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Bascanichthys
Species:
B. scuticaris
Binomial name
Bascanichthys scuticaris
(Goode & Bean, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean, 1880
  • Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean, 1882

References
  1. Synonyms of Bascanichthys scuticaris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Bascanichthys scuticaris at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Bascanichthys scuticaris at www.fishbase.org.
  4. Goode, G. B. and T. H. Bean, 1880 (25 Mar.) [ref. 18135] Catalogue of a collection of fishes obtained in the Gulf of Mexico, by Dr. J. W. Velie, with descriptions of seven new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 98): 333-345.


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