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Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale, 1935) |
| Family: | Ophichthidae (Snake eels), subfamily: Ophichthinae | |||
| Max. size: | 35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Fiji. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by the following: tail slightly longer than head and trunk; differs from B. kabeyawan in having a less slender body, its depth 1.5% TL (vs. 1.1% TL in B. kabeyawan), upper jaw long, 23.3-24.7% HL (vs. 19.8% HL); uniserial teeth on maxilla (vs. uniserial on anterior third and biserial on posterior two-third); body distinctly red when fresh (vs. grayish black dorsally, pale ventrally) (Ref. 127464). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||