Deepsea conger

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]
  • Pseudoxenomystax hirsutus Castle, 1960

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]

References

  1. ↑ Synonyms of Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ↑ Common names for Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ↑ 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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