Bascanichthys filaria is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Albert Günther in 1872.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Irian Jaya, Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Ophichthidae |
| Genus: | Bascanichthys |
| Species: | B. filaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Bascanichthys filaria (Günther, 1872)
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References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Bascanichthys filaria at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Bascanichthys filaria at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Günther, A., 1872 (1 Dec.) [ref. 18195] On some new species of reptiles and fishes collected by J. Brenchley, Esq. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 10 (no. 60) (art,. 60): 418-426.
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