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Deepsea conger

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Bassanago

Higher classification
  
Bassanago

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Bassanago hirsutus

Rank
  
Species

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Bassanago, Hairy conger

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

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Deepsea conger Wikipedia


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