鞭褐蛇鳗为辐鳍鱼纲鳗鲡目糯鳗亚目蛇鳗科的其中一种，分布于西大西洋区，从美国北卡罗来纳州至墨西哥湾海域，体长可达76公分，栖息在底层水域，属肉食性。

• Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Bascanichthys scuticaris in FishBase. 2012年9月版本

The Whip eel (Bascanichthys scuticaris, also known as the Sooty eel) is an eel in the family Ophichthidae (worm/snake eels). It was described by George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean in 1880. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Atlantic Ocean, including the United States and the Gulf of Mexico. It inhabits reefs and coastal waters. Males can reach a maximum total length of 76 centimetres (30 in).