FB-69885 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69885 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Harttia Harttia villasboas Oyakawa, Fichberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2018 Kabeyawan sand eel 2022-12-05 2024-07-18 Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho0 Two new species of the snake eel genus <i>Bascanichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189(1):103-113. (Ref. 127464) FB-GeneralDescr-69894 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69894 The single specimen was collected by a trap net operated by a local fisherman who targeted glass eel species of Anguilla. It was collected together with other snake eels, such as Lamnostoma sp. and Ophichthus sp., and was probably chasing the fish larvae to the river mouth (Ref. 127464). Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho 2022 Two new species of the snake eel genus <i>Bascanichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189(1):103-113. (Ref. 127464) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69894 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69894 This species is distinguished by the following characters; extremely elongate; head 4.6% TL; tail 52.3% TL; body depth at gill opening 1.1% TL; predorsal-fin length 58.4% HL; snout length 10.9% HL; lateral-line pores anterior to anus 104; vertebral formula 4-103-224; and dorsal-fin origin slightly behind middle of head and above fourth lateral-line pore. Colouration: body bicolored, no bands on head (Ref. 127464). Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho 2022 Two new species of the snake eel genus <i>Bascanichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189(1):103-113. (Ref. 127464) FB-Distribution-69894 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69894 Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho 2022 Two new species of the snake eel genus <i>Bascanichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189(1):103-113. (Ref. 127464) FB-Size-69894 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69894 52.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 127464)) Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho 2022 Two new species of the snake eel genus <i>Bascanichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189(1):103-113. (Ref. 127464) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69894 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2022-12-06 00:00:00 2022-12-06 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69894 demersal; brackish; marine; depth range ? - 1 m (Ref. 127464) Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho 2022 Two new species of the snake eel genus <i>Bascanichthys</i> (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189(1):103-113. (Ref. 127464)