ceciliae, Bascanichthys Blache [J.] & Cadenat [J.] 1971:168, Figs. 6-10 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 33 (no. 1); ref. 13696] Stranded on Hann Beach at Dakar, Senegal. Holotype: MNHN 1964-0530. Paratypes: MNHN 1974-0148 [ex IFAN Gorée 67-407 to 413] (7), 1965-0759 (1, dissected). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:104 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:178 [ref. 13652], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Fermon et al. 2022:116 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal south to Angola. Habitat: marine.