''Bascanichthys'' is a genus of
eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
s in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:
* ''
Bascanichthys bascanium''
(D. S. Jordan
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, 1884) (Sooty eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys bascanoides''
R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916 (Sooty sand-eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys ceciliae''
Blache & Cadenat, 1971
* ''
Bascanichthys cylindricus''
Meek
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& Hildebrand
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, 1923 (Round sand-eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai''
Menon
Menon may refer to:
People
*Menon (subcaste), an honorary title accorded to some Nairs.
Surnamed
*Menon (surname), a surname used historically by those with the title of Menon and now by their descendants.
Given named
* Menon (cookbook author), ...
, 1961 (Indian longtailed sand-eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys fijiensis''
( Seale, 1935)
* ''
Bascanichthys filaria''
( Günther, 1872)
* ''
Bascanichthys gaira''
(Moreno
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Places Argentina
* Moreno (Buenos Aires Metro), a station on Line C of the Buenos Aires Metro
*Moreno, Buenos Aires, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
* Moreno Department, a depatnent of Santiago del Estero Province, ...
, Acero P. & Grijalba-Bendeck, 2016) (Colombian sand eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys inopinatus''
McCosker, E. B. Böhlke & J. E. Böhlke, 1989
* ''
Bascanichthys kabeyawan''
Hibino & Ho, 2022 (Kabeyawan sand eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys kirkii''
( Günther, 1870) (Longtailed sand-eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys longipinnis''
( Kner & Steindachner
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, 1867)
* ''
Bascanichthys myersi''
( Herre, 1932)
* ''
Bascanichthys panamensis''
Meek
Meekness is an attribute of human nature and behavior that has been defined as an amalgam of righteousness, inner humility, and patience.
Meekness has been contrasted with humility alone insomuch as humility simply refers to an attitude towards o ...
& Hildebrand
Hildebrand is a character from Germanic heroic legend. ''Hildebrand'' is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is ''Hiltibrant'' and in Old Norse ''Hildibrandr''. The word ''hild'' means "battle" and ''brand'' means "sword" ...
, 1923 (Panama sand-eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys paulensis''
Storey
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, 1939
* ''
Bascanichthys pusillus''
Seale, 1917
* ''
Bascanichthys ryukyuensis''
Hibino, Yamashita & Sakurai, 2022 (Vine-like sand eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys scuticaris''
( Goode & T. H. Bean, 1880) (Whip eel)
* ''
Bascanichthys sibogae''
( M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
References
Ophichthinae
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
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