This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Hibino, Yusuke, Yamashita, Kenta, Sakurai, You, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022): Two new species of the snake eel genus Bascanichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189 (1): 103-113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5189.1.12

Abstract

Two new species of the elongate snake eel genus Bascanichthys are described from the northwestern Pacific. Bascanichthys kabeyawan sp. nov. is described based on a single specimen collected from estuary of southern Taiwan. It is characterized by having head 4.6% TL; tail 52.3% TL; body depth at gill opening 1.1% TL; predorsal-fin length 58.4% HL; snout length 10.9% HL; body bicolored, head without bands; lateral-line pores anterior to anus 104; vertebral formula 4-103-224. Bascanichthys ryukyuensis sp. nov. is described based on two specimens collected from the shallow water of Okinawajima Island, Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan. It is characterized by having head 3.7–4.3% TL; tail 43.3–44.2% TL; predorsal-fin length 40.7–45.4% HL; snout length 11.3–13.1% HL; body pale brown, head without distinct dark bands after preservation; lateral-line pores anterior to anus 114–118; total vertebrae 207–216, mean vertebral formula 2-116- 212; and dorsal-fin origin before middle of head.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7ae9d230-daa8-44f3-a672-1c6080749af4
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/4D21FFEBFFF1FFF8FF96802DDF7AF121
Citation: Hibino Y, Yamashita K, Sakurai Y, Ho H, plazi (2022). Two new species of the snake eel genus Bascanichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6za5qh accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.