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Whip Eel
Bascanichthys scuticaris
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Ophichthidae
The whip eel (Bascanichthys scuticaris is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1880. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Sources and credits
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