Biology:Bassanago

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bassanago
Bassanago bulbiceps (Swollen-headed conger eel).gif
Bassanago bulbiceps
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Bassanago
Whitley, 1948
Species

See text.

Bassanago is a genus of marine congrid eels.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Bassanago albescens (Barnard, 1923) (hairy conger)
  • Bassanago bulbiceps Whitley, 1948 (swollen-headed conger eel)
  • Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960) (deepsea conger)
  • Bassanago nielseni (Karmovskaya, 1990)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bassanago in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8

Wikidata ☰ Q2711235 entry