Bascanichthys longipinnis is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).

[2] It was described by Rudolf Kner and Franz Steindachner in 1867.

[3] It is a tropical, marine and brackish water-dwelling eel which is known from the Indian and Pacific Ocean, including India, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa.

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