Indian longtailed sand-eel

The Indian longtailed sand-eel^[1] (Bascanichthys deraniyagalai) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels).^[2] It was described by Ambat Gopalan Kutty Menon in 1961.^[3] It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Pacific and Indian Ocean, including India and Sri Lanka. It inhabits river mouths and lagoons. Males can reach a maximum total length of 60 centimetres (24 in).^[2]

Indian longtailed sand-eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Ophichthidae
Genus:	Bascanichthys
Species:	B. deraniyagalai
Binomial name
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai Menon, 1961

The Indian longtailed sand-eel is of no commercial interest to fisheries.^[2]