Deepsea Conger

Deepsea conger
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Bassanago
Species:	B. hirsutus
Binomial name
	Bassanago hirsutus; (Castle, 1960)
Synonyms
	Pseudoxenomystax hirsutus Castle, 1960;

Short description: Species of fish

The deepsea conger (Bassanago hirsutus, also known as the hairy conger^[3]) is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).^[4] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1960, originally under the genus Pseudoxenomystax.^[5] 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.^[4]

References

↑ Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Bassanago hirsutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199389A2590286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199389A2590286.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199389/2590286. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
↑ Synonyms of Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
↑ Common names for Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 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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[1] Tighe, K.; Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Bassanago hirsutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T199389A2590286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199389A2590286.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199389/2590286. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[2] Synonyms of Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.

[3] Common names for Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.

[Castle,_1960-5] 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.

Deepsea conger
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Bassanago
Species:	B. hirsutus
Binomial name
*Bassanago hirsutus* (Castle, 1960)
Synonyms^[2]
Pseudoxenomystax hirsutus Castle, 1960