Bascanichthys myersi

Bascanichthys myersi is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).[2][3] It was described by Albert William Herre in 1932.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western central Pacific Ocean, including Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, in the Philippines.[2][5]

Bascanichthys myersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Ophichthidae
Genus: Bascanichthys
Species:
B. myersi
Binomial name
Bascanichthys myersi
(Herre, 1932)
Synonyms[1]
  • Callechelys myersi Herre, 1932

Named in honor of Stanford University ichthyologist George S. Myers (1905–1985), who was the one who first noticed an undeveloped pectoral fin at the posterior margin of each gill opening of the fish.[6]


Environment

Bascanichthys myersi is a marine, demersal species from the tropical Pacific.[7]

Relationship with humans

Bascanichthys myersi are a harmless species.[8]

References
  1. Synonyms of Bascanichthys myersi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Bascanichthys myersi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. "Bascanichthys myersi (Herre, 1932)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. Herre, A. W. C. T., 1932 (7 Oct.) Five new Philippine fishes. Copeia 1932 (no. 3): 139-142.
  5. "Bascanichthys myersi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. "Bascanichthys myersi (Herre, 1932)". Fish Base. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  8. "Bascanichthys myersi (Herre, 1932)". Discover Life. Retrieved 9 October 2013.


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