Deepsea conger

Short description: Species of fish

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

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

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.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
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.

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