Species that contain: Bascanichthys and panamensis [ 1 ] records

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.