Bascanichthys ceciliae is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2] It was described by Jacques Blache and Jean Cadenat in 1971.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern coastal Atlantic Ocean between Senegal and Angola.[1] It inhabits shallow waters where it burrows in sand; the burrows are sometimes exposed during low tide. It can reach a maximum total length of 82.5 centimetres, but more commonly reaches a TL of 60 cm.[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. ceciliae
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| Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat, 1971
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References edit
- ^ a b Tighe, K. (2015). "Bascanichthys ceciliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T199337A2584390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T199337A2584390.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Bascanichthys ceciliae at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Blache, J. and J. Cadenat, 1971 Contribution à la connaissance des poissons anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Dixième note: les genres Myrichthys, Bascanichthys et Callechelys (Fam. des Ophichthidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire (Sér A) Sciences Naturelles v. 33 (no. 1): 158-201.
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