Deepsea conger
The deepsea conger (Bassanago hirsutus, also known as the hairy conger[2]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[3] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1960, originally under the genus Pseudoxenomystax.[4] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel which is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It leads a benthic lifestyle and inhabits continental shelves and slopes. Males can reach a maximum total length of 100 centimetres.[3]
| Deepsea conger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bassanago |
| Species: | B. hirsutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- Synonyms of Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
- Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
- Castle, P. H. J., 1960 (Nov.) [ref. 11903] Two eels of the genus Pseudoxenomystax from New Zealand waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 88 (pt 3): 463-472.
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