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Ophichthidae (Snake eels) > Ophichthinae
Etymology: Bascanichthys: Greek, baskanos, -os, -on = evil eye + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Atlantic: Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 62.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4455)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Burrows in sand and mud in bays (Ref. 4455).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McCosker, J.E., E.B. Böhlke and J.E. Böhlke, 1989. Family Ophichthidae. p. 254-412. In E. Böhlke (ed). Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Part 9, volume 1 Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes. Mem. Sears Found. Mar. Res. New Haven. (Ref. 54133)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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