Bascanichthys Jordan [D. S.] & Davis [B. M.] 1891:621 Masc. Caecula bascanium Jordan 1884. Type by original designation. •Valid as Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891 -- (McCosker 1977:70 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Castle 1986:177 [ref. 5690], McCosker et al. 1989:329 [ref. 13288], Smith & McCosker 1999:1666 [ref. 24715], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], McCosker et al. 2006:266 [ref. 29006], Zhang et al. 2010:373 [ref. 31511], Kottelat 2013:44 [ref. 32989], Moreno et al. 2016:7 [ref. 35398], Fricke et al. 2018:42 [ref. 35805], Hibino et al. 2022:103 [ref. 39627]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae.