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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Congridae |
| Genus: | Bassanago |
| Species: | B. hirsutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960)
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References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Synonyms of Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b 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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