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Sooty Eel

Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Bascanichthys scuticaris
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia NL, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, and United States Species List
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880)
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Bascanichthys scuticaris
Species recognized by iDigBio type specimen records, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia EN, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Bascanichthys scuticaris
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880)
Recognized by Fishbase
Sphagebranchus scuticaris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Sphagebranchus teres
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean
Recognized by NMNH type specimens

Alternative Names

Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean 1880
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean 1882
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean 1880
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean 1882
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Bascanichthys teres (Goode & Bean 1882)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean 1880
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean 1880
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean 1882
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean 1882
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Sooty eel preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Whip Eel
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Whip eel
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
whip eel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Czech

Hadař štítkovitý preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Estonian

Piits-uurikangerjas preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Spanish; Castilian

Safio Pardo preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Safío pardo
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
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Curated hierarchies for Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys inopinatus Mc Cosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys inopinatus Mc Cosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Congroidei
Ophichthidae
Ophichthinae
Bascanichthyini
Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis 1891
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys congoensis Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Aplatophis chauliodus Böhlke 1956
Aplatophis zorro McCosker & Robertson 2001
Aprognathodon platyventris Böhlke 1967
Apterichtus anguiformis (Peters 1877)
Apterichtus ansp (Böhlke 1968)
Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus 1758)
Apterichtus equatorialis (Myers & Wade 1941)
Apterichtus gracilis (Kaup 1856)
Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert 1891)
Apterichtus monodi (Roux 1966)
Asarcenchelys longimanus McCosker 1985
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Brachysomophis atlanticus Blache & Saldanha 1972
Brachysomophis longipinnis McCosker & Randall 2001
Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa 1952
Callechelys bitaeniata (Peters 1877)
Callechelys cliffi Böhlke & Briggs 1954
Callechelys eristigma McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972
Callechelys galapagensis McCosker & Rosenblatt 1972
Callechelys guineensis (Osório 1893)
Callechelys springeri (Ginsburg 1951)
Dalophis boulengeri (Blache, Cadenat & Stauch 1970)
Dalophis multidentatus Blache & Bauchot 1972
Dalophis obtusirostris Blache & Bauchot 1972
Echelus myrus (Linnaeus 1758)
Echiophis brunneus (Castro-Aguirre & Suárez de los Cobos 1983)
Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson 1848)
Echiophis punctifer (Kaup 1860)
Ethadophis akkistikos McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Ethadophis byrnei Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Ethadophis merenda Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Gordiichthys combibus McCosker & Lavenberg 2001
Gordiichthys ergodes McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Gordiichthys irretitus Jordan & Davis 1891
Gordiichthys leibyi McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Gordiichthys randalli McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Hemerorhinus opici Blache & Bauchot 1972
Herpetoichthys fossatus (Myers & Wade 1941)
Herpetoichthys regius (Richardson 1848)
Ichthyapus insularis McCosker 2004
Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh 1900)
Ichthyapus selachops (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Lamnostoma orientalis (McClelland 1844)
Lamnostoma polyophthalma (Bleeker 1853)
Leptenchelys vermiformis Myers & Wade 1941
Letharchus rosenblatti McCosker 1974
Letharchus velifer Goode & Bean 1882
Leuropharus lasiops Rosenblatt & McCosker 1970
Myrichthys aspetocheiros McCosker & Rosenblatt 1993
Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson 1848)
Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur 1825)
Myrichthys pantostigmius Jordan & McGregor 1898
Myrichthys pardalis (Valenciennes 1839)
Myrichthys tigrinus Girard 1859
Myrophis anterodorsalis McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Myrophis plumbeus (Cope 1871)
Myrophis punctatus Lütken 1852
Myrophis vafer Jordan & Gilbert 1883
Mystriophis crosnieri Blache 1971
Ophichthus altipennis (Kaup 1856)
Ophichthus apachus McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus cylindroideus (Ranzani 1839)
Ophichthus frontalis Garman 1899
Ophichthus gomesii (Castelnau 1855)
Ophichthus hyposagmatus McCosker & Böhlke 1984
Ophichthus leonensis Blache 1975
Ophichthus longipenis McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus mecopterus McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus melanoporus Kanazawa 1963
Ophichthus melope McCosker & Rosenblatt 1998
Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus 1758)
Ophichthus puncticeps (Kaup 1860)
Ophichthus remiger (Valenciennes 1837)
Ophichthus rufus (Rafinesque 1810)
Ophichthus rugifer Jordan & Bollman 1890
Ophichthus spinicauda (Norman 1922)
Ophichthus triserialis (Kaup 1856)
Ophichthus zophochir Jordan & Gilbert 1882
Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus 1758)
Paraletharchus opercularis (Myers & Wade 1941)
Paraletharchus pacificus (Osburn & Nichols 1916)
Phaenomonas longissima (Cadenat & Marchal 1963)
Phaenomonas pinnata Myers & Wade 1941
Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822)
Pisodonophis daspilotus Gilbert 1898
Pisodonophis hypselopterus (Bleeker 1851)
Pisodonophis semicinctus (Richardson 1848)
Pseudomyrophis atlanticus Blache 1975
Pseudomyrophis frio (Jordan & Davis 1891)
Pseudomyrophis fugesae McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Pseudomyrophis micropinna Wade 1946
Quassiremus evionthas (Jordan & Bollman 1890)
Quassiremus nothochir (Gilbert 1890)
Scytalichthys miurus (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Skythrenchelys zabra Castle & McCosker 1999
Xestochilus nebulosus (Smith 1962)
Xyrias guineensis (Blache 1975)
16 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Sphagebranchus
Sphagebranchus scuticaris (this page)
Sphagebranchus acuticeps
Sphagebranchus caecus
Sphagebranchus catostomus
Sphagebranchus cephalopeltis
Sphagebranchus cinctus
Sphagebranchus conklini
Sphagebranchus flavicaudus
Sphagebranchus heyningi
Sphagebranchus huysmani
Sphagebranchus imberbis
Sphagebranchus kaupii
Sphagebranchus kendalli
Sphagebranchus klazingai
Sphagebranchus kuro
Sphagebranchus lumbricoides
Sphagebranchus macrodon
Sphagebranchus monodi
Sphagebranchus moseri
Sphagebranchus oculatus
Sphagebranchus omanensis
Sphagebranchus ophioneus
Sphagebranchus orientalis
Sphagebranchus serpens
Sphagebranchus teres
Sphagebranchus vulturis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Sphagebranchus
Sphagebranchus teres (this page)
Sphagebranchus acuticeps
Sphagebranchus caecus
Sphagebranchus catostomus
Sphagebranchus cephalopeltis
Sphagebranchus cinctus
Sphagebranchus conklini
Sphagebranchus flavicaudus
Sphagebranchus heyningi
Sphagebranchus huysmani
Sphagebranchus imberbis
Sphagebranchus kaupii
Sphagebranchus kendalli
Sphagebranchus klazingai
Sphagebranchus kuro
Sphagebranchus lumbricoides
Sphagebranchus macrodon
Sphagebranchus monodi
Sphagebranchus moseri
Sphagebranchus oculatus
Sphagebranchus omanensis
Sphagebranchus ophioneus
Sphagebranchus orientalis
Sphagebranchus scuticaris
Sphagebranchus serpens
Sphagebranchus vulturis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Elopomorpha
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys scuticaris (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium
Bascanichthys bascanoides
Bascanichthys ceciliae
Bascanichthys congoensis
Bascanichthys cylindricus
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai
Bascanichthys fijiensis
Bascanichthys filaria
Bascanichthys hemizona
Bascanichthys inopinatus
Bascanichthys kirkii
Bascanichthys longipinnis
Bascanichthys longissimus
Bascanichthys myersi
Bascanichthys panamensis
Bascanichthys paulensis
Bascanichthys pusillus
Bascanichthys sibogae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anguilliformes
Ophichthidae
Bascanichthys
Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean 1880) (this page)
Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan 1884)
Bascanichthys bascanoides Osburn & Nichols 1916
Bascanichthys ceciliae Blache & Cadenat 1971
Bascanichthys cylindricus Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon 1961
Bascanichthys fijiensis (Seale 1935)
Bascanichthys filaria (Günther 1872)
Bascanichthys gaira Moreno, Acero P. & Grijalba-Bendeck 2016
Bascanichthys inopinatus McCosker, Böhlke & Böhlke 1989
Bascanichthys kirkii (Günther 1870)
Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Bascanichthys myersi (Herre 1932)
Bascanichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand 1923
Bascanichthys paulensis Storey 1939
Bascanichthys pusillus Seale 1917
Bascanichthys sibogae (Weber 1913)
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