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Species in the genus Bascanichthys: [ 23 ] records

bascanium, Caecula Jordan [D. S.] 1884:43 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 36; ref. 10442] Tidal stream near Florida State Univ. marine lab, Alligator Harbor, Florida, U.S.A., Gulf of Mexico. Neotype: USNM 219832. Type catalog: Moore & Boardman 1991:27 [ref. 16741] as Coecula bascanium, Smith 1994:29 [ref. 21917]. Holotype apparently lost; originally YPM old zoological catalog no. 826. Neotype designated by Leiby & Yerger 1980:402 [ref. 21920]. •Valid as Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884) -- (Robins & Ray 1986:61 [ref. 23100], McCosker et al. 1989:331 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:859 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:34 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:258 [ref. 23897], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

bascanoides, Bascanichthys Osburn [R. C.] & Nichols [J. T.] 1916:147, Fig. 4 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 35 (art. 16); ref. 15062] Off San Cristobal Bay, Baja California (stomach content). Holotype (unique): USNM 87541 [ex AMNH 5201]. Type catalog: Smith 1994:28 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1332 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:242 [ref. 24545], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:19 [ref. 37547], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Love et al. 2021:35 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur and central Gulf of California (Mexico) south to Panama, including Cocos Island (Costa Rica). Habitat: marine.

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.

congoensis, Bascanichthys Blache [J.] & Cadenat [J.] 1971:179, Figs. 16-20 [Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 33 (no. 1); ref. 13696] Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1965-0660. Paratypes: MNHN 1965-0661 (1), 1965-0768 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1993:104 [ref. 20810]. •Valid as Bascanichthys congoensis Blache & Cadenat 1971 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Leiby 1990:178 [ref. 13652]). •Synonym of Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939 -- (McCosker et al. 1989:335 [ref. 13288]). Current status: Synonym of Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

cylindricus, Bascanichthys Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1923:152, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 215); ref. 2963] Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: USNM 82210. Non-types or paratypes: USNM 82209 (9). Type catalog: Smith 1994:28 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Allen & Robertson 1994:51 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1332 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:242 [ref. 24545], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

deraniyagalai, Bascanichthys Menon [A. G. K.] 1961:13, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Zoological Society of India v. 13 (no. 1) (for Mar. 1961); ref. 9366] Mouth of Arasalar River, Karaikkal, Tanjore, Coromandel Coast, Madras State, India. Holotype: ZSI F1964/2. Paratypes: ZSI F1965/2 (4). Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:134 [ref. 20743]. See Das 2003:350 [ref. 27706] as Basicaichthys. •Valid as Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961 -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:83 [ref. 20764], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Mohapatra et al. 2019:1359 [ref. 36654]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: India. Habitat: brackish, marine.

fijiensis, Callechelys Seale [A.] 1935:342, Pl. 20 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 21 (no. 27); ref. 12336] Suva, Fiji Islands. Holotype: CAS 5500. Paratypes: CAS 5501-03 (1, 1, 1). •Valid as Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935) -- (McCosker 1998:196 [ref. 23298], Hibino et al. 2022:111 [ref. 39627]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Fiji. Habitat: marine.

filaria, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1872:425 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60); ref. 18195] Misool [Misol] Island, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1870.8.31.66. •Valid as Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872) -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Hibino et al. 2022:111 [ref. 39627]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Indonesia. Habitat: marine.

gaira, Bascanichthys Moreno [F.], Acero P. [A.] & Grijalba-Bendeck [M.] 2016:10, Figs. 1-2 [Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras v. 45 (no. 1); ref. 35398] Bahía de Gaira, Santa Marta, Colombia, 11°10'11"N, 74°13'14"W. Holotype: INV PEC 8147. Paratypes: INV PEC. •Valid as Bascanichthys gaira Moreno, Acero P. & Grijalba-Bendeck 2016. Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys gaira Moreno, Acero P. & Grijalba-Bendeck 2016. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Bahía de Gaira, Colombia. Habitat: marine.

gilberti, Leptocephalus Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1902:92, Figs. 14, 14a-b [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 21 (1901); ref. 11071] 20 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A., 34°57'00"N, 75°43'30"W, Albatross station 2597, depth 0-15 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 49766. Type catalog: Smith 1994:30 [ref. 21917]. •Synonym of Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:331 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:859 [ref. 13285]). Current status: Synonym of Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

inopinatus, Bascanichthys McCosker [J. E.], Böhlke [E. B.] & Böhlke [J. E.] 1989:333, Figs. 327-330 [Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research Mem. 1 (pt 9); ref. 13288] Municipio de Yabucoa, 1.75 miles south-southeeast of Playa de Guayanes, Puerto Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Holotype: ANSP 158885. Paratypes: ANSP 158886 (1), UF 18131 (1), UPRM 3654 (1). •Valid as Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989 -- (Leiby in Smith 1989:863 [ref. 13285], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

kabeyawan, Bascanichthys Hibino [Y.] & Ho [H.-C.] in Hibino, Yamashita, Sakurai & Ho 2022:104, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 5189 (no. 1); ref. 39627] Mouth of Shi-Chong River, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan, circa 22°03'42.3"N, 120°42'23.6"E. Holotype (unique): NMMBP 36052. •Valid as Bascanichthys kabeyawan Hibino & Ho 2022. Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys kabeyawan Hibino & Ho 2022. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

kirkii, Ophichthys Günther [A.] 1870:89 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 8; ref. 1995] Rovuma Bay, eastern Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.9.50-51 (2), 1864.5.13.9-11 (3). See McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836]. •Valid as Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870) -- (McCosker & Castle 1986:177 [ref. 5690], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], McCosker in Randall & Lim 2000:586 [ref. 25122], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S95 [ref. 27377], Tang & Zhang 2004:22 [ref. 27889], Zhang et al. 2010:374 [ref. 31511], Ho et al. 2015:166 [ref. 34130], Fricke et al. 2018:42 [ref. 35805], Hibino et al. 2022:111 [ref. 39627], McCosker 2022:106 [ref. 39686]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa and Madagascar east to Sri Lanka; Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

longipinnis, Sphagebranchus Kner [R.] & Steindachner [F.] 1867:390 [35], Pl. 5 (fig. 14) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 54 (pt 3); ref. 2640] Samoa. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.12.27.10 (1) no locality [ex MGH 2088]. On p. 35 of separate. •Valid as Sphagebranchus longipinnis Kner & Steindachner 1867 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Kuang & Yu in Kuang et al. 1986:35 [ref. 26639], Kuang in Pan et al. 1991:63 [ref. 23876]). •Valid as Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867) -- (Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715], Zhang et al. 2010:373 [ref. 31511], Kottelat 2013:44 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Caecula longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867) -- (Tang & Zhang 2004:22 [ref. 27889]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China; Papua New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

myersi, Callechelys Herre [A. W. C. T.] 1932:139 [Copeia 1932 (no. 3); ref. 10976] Dumaguete, Oriental Negros, Philippines. Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 26828. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:49 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932) -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], McCosker 1998:196 [ref. 23298], McCosker 2014:339 [ref. 33288], Hibino et al. 2022:111 [ref. 39627]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Philippines. Habitat: marine.

panamensis, Bascanichthys Meek [S. E.] & Hildebrand [S. F.] 1923:151, Pl. 7 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 15 (publ. 215); ref. 2963] Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama. Holotype: USNM 82211. Paratypes: USNM 82212-13 (4, 1), 82225 (112). Type catalog: Smith 1994:28 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Allen & Robertson 1994:51 [ref. 22193], McCosker & Rosenblatt in Fischer et al. 1995:1333 [ref. 22830], De La Cruz Agüero et al. 1997:242 [ref. 24545], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

paulensis, Bascanichthys Storey [M. H.] 1939:73, Figs. 3, 5 [Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 12333] São Paulo, Brazil (stomach content). Holotype (unique): CAS 5586. •Valid as Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], McCosker et al. 1989:335 [ref. 13288], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:34 [ref. 27192], McCosker 2016:1662 [ref. 34558], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Fermon et al. 2022:116 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic; eastern Atlantic: Nigeria south to Congo. Habitat: marine.

pusillus, Bascanichthys Seale [A.] 1917:81 [Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 61 (no. 4); ref. 4001] Viti, Fiji Islands, western Pacific. Holotype (unique): MCZ 25147. •Valid as Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Smith & McCosker 1999:1668 [ref. 24715]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

ryukyuensis, Bascanichthys Hibino [Y.], Yamashita [K.] & Sakurai [Y.] in Hibino, Yamashita, Sakurai & Ho 2022:106, Figs. 3-4 [Zootaxa 5189 (no. 1); ref. 39627] Yakena, eastern coast of Yokatsu Peninsula, Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Holotype: FRLM 52250. Paratype: FRLM 52251 (1). •Valid as Bascanichthys ryukyuensis Hibino, Yamashita & Sakurai 2022. Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys ryukyuensis Hibino, Yamashita & Sakurai 2022. Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Habitat: marine.

scuticaris, Sphagebranchus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1880:343 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 2 (no. 98); ref. 18135] Cedar Key, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 23636. Type catalog: Smith 1994:36 [ref. 21917]. •Valid as Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836], Robins & Ray 1986:61 [ref. 23100], McCosker et al. 1989:336 [ref. 13288], Leiby in Smith 1989:864 [ref. 13285], Boschung 1992:34 [ref. 23239], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:259 [ref. 23897], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27754], McCosker 2003:732 [ref. 26993], Nelson et al. 2004:62 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:62 [ref. 32708], Moreno et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35398], Page et al. 2023:53 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

sibogae, Callechelys Weber [M.] 1913:49, Pl. 7 (fig. 2); Fig. 11 [Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition; ref. 4602] Noimini Bucht, southern Timor Island, Indonesia, Siboga station 296. Holotype (unique): ZMA 109034. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:8 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913) -- (McCosker 1998:196 [ref. 23298], McCosker et al. 2006:266 [ref. 29006]). Current status: Valid as Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Distribution: Western Pacific. Habitat: marine.

tenuis, Leptenchelys Tortonese [E.] 1964:30, Fig. 4 [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale `Giacomo Doria' v. 75 (for 1964-1965); ref. 9080] New Guinea. Holotype: MSNG 39721A. Paratypes: MSNG 39721B (1). •Probably a synonym of Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867) -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836]). •Synonym of Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1967) -- (Kottelat 2013:44 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Uncertain as Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.

teres, Sphagebranchus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1882:436 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 297); ref. 1840] Western Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 31457. Paralectotypes: USNM 152575 (1), 220010 (1). Type catalog: Smith 1994:36-37 [ref. 21917]. Lectotype established (as figured specimen) in caption to Pl. 63, p. 3245, for Bascanichthys scuticaris in Jordan & Evermann 1900 [ref. 2446] but see Smith 1994:36 [ref. 21917] who accepts the designation of Ginsburg 1951:479 [ref. 1804]. •Valid as Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean 1882 -- (McCosker 1977:71 [ref. 6836]). •Synonym of Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) -- (McCosker et al. 1989:336 [ref. 13288]). Current status: Synonym of Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880). Ophichthidae: Ophichthinae. Habitat: marine.