Sooty Eel
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan, 1884)
Names
| English | Sooty Eel |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Tieso tiznado |
| Chinese | 褐蛇鳗 |
| Scientific name | Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan, 1884) |
About this species
The sooty eel (Bascanichthys bascanium) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan in 1884, originally under the genus Caecula. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including North Carolina and Florida, USA, and the Gulf of Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 27 metres (0 to 89 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 70 centimetres (2.3 ft).
The sooty eel is preyed on by the Atlantic tripletail.
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Bascanichthys bascanium is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van slangalen (Ophichthidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1884 door Jordan.
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褐蛇鳗（学名：Bascanichthys bascanium）为辐鳍鱼纲鳗鲡目糯鳗亚目蛇鳗科的其中一种，分布于西大西洋区，从美国北卡罗莱纳州至墨西哥湾北部海域，栖息深度可达27公尺，体长可达70公分，栖息在底层水域，属肉食性。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Anguilliformes |
| Family | Ophichthidae |
| Genus | Bascanichthys |
