Bascanichthys inopinatus
Species of fish
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Bascanichthys inopinatus, the unexpected snake eel, is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by John E. McCosker, Eugenia Brandt Böhlke, and James Erwin Böhlke in 1989.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel endemic to the coastal marine waters of Puerto Rico.[2]
| Bascanichthys inopinatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. inopinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys inopinatus | |
