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Siboga Snake Eel

Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

Siboga snake eel

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The Siboga snake eel[2] (Bascanichthys sibogae) is an eel from the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[3] It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Callechelys.[4] 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 23.7 centimetres (9.3 in).[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Bascanichthys sibogae at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Bascanichthys sibogae at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Bascanichthys sibogae at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Weber, M., 1913 [ref. 4602] Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.
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Siboga snake eel: Brief Summary

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The Siboga snake eel (Bascanichthys sibogae) is an eel from the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1913, originally under the genus Callechelys. 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 23.7 centimetres (9.3 in).

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