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Deepsea conger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Bassanago
Species:	B. hirsutus
Binomial name
Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960)
Synonyms
Pseudoxenomystax hirsutus Castle, 1960

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.

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. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names for Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ Bassanago hirsutus at www.fishbase.org.
5. Castle, P. H. J., 1960 (Nov.) 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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