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]
The whip eel (Bascanichthys scuticaris, also known as the sooty eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1880. 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).
