Bascanichthys kabeyawan
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Congroidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Ophichthidae
Subfamilia: Ophichthinae
Genus: Bascanichthys
Species: Bascanichthys kabeyawan
Name
edit- Holotype: NMMB-P36052.
- Type locality: ca. 22°03'42.3"N 120°42'23.6"E, mouth of Shi-Chong River, Pingtung, southwestern Taiwan
- Diagnosis: An extremely elongate species of Bascanichthys with the following combination of characters: 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; body bicolored, head without bands; 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.
- Etymology: The scientific name kabeyawan (Taiwanese: ku-piah-uan), used as a noun, is an old name of the type locality Checheng, a territory of aboriginal Paiwan people documented in the Dutch occupation period (1624‒1662).
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Kabeyawan Sand Eel
中文: 龜壁灣褐蛇鰻
中文: 龜壁灣褐蛇鰻
References
edit- Hibino, Y., K. Yamashita, Y. Sakurai and H.-C. Ho. 2022. Two new species of the snake eel genus Bascanichthys (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the northwestern Pacific. Zootaxa 5189 (no. 1): 103-113.