Bassanago nielseni
| Bassanago nielseni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | B. nielseni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Bassanago nielseni (Karmovskaya, 1990)
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Bassanago nielseni is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).[2] It was described by Emma Stanislavovna Karmovskaya in 1990, originally under the genus Pseudoxenomystax.[3] It is a marine, deep-water dwelling eel which is known from the central and southern part of the Nazca Ridge, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It dwells at a depth range of 160–340 metres. Males can reach a maximum total length of 46.5 centimetres.[2]
The species epithet was given in honour of Jorgen Nielsen, a specialist in the study of deep-sea fish.[2]
References
- ^ Synonyms of Bassanago nielseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Bassanago nielseni at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Karmovskaya, E. S., 1990 [ref. 20148] New species of conger eels (Congridae) from southeastern Pacific Seamounts. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 30 (no. 5): 764-772.
.png){kind=small} | This Congridae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |