Scientific Name	Bascanichthys kirkii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1870)	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	克氏褐蛇鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蛇鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F081　Ophichthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	克氏褐蛇鰻
Max Length	54 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鰻仔、硬骨篡、篡仔、硬骨仔、盲蛇鰻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South West
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Rovuma Bay, eastern Africa
Synonyms	Caecula kirki, Ophichthys kirkii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；McCosker, J.E. and P.H.J. Castle (1986) Ophichthidae. p. 176-186. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	NMMBP02835. NMMBP04413.
Common Name	Longtailed sand-eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body attenuated. Pectoral fin absent. Color uniform. Eye small, under the skin, Snout short, Margins of upper lips unfolded. Teeth small, corical, Teeth of upper and lower jaws anterior in 2 rows, Posterior in 1 row. Vomerine teeth irregular in 2 rows; premaxillary teeths mall in a patch, Dorsal fin origin before gill slit. Total length 64.0 of body depth, 22.9 of head length; caudal length 1.1 of the length from head to trunk; head length 8.8 of snout length; snout length 1.6 of the diameter of the eye. Rictus extending over rear of eye. Anus slightly behind half of body. Caudal fin absent. Body yellowish brown, pale below. Dorsal and anal fin white.
habitats	Inhabit in benthic botton of coastal and blackish Waters, feed on crustacems and other inverte brates.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific.
Utility	No enough quantity for fishery.