| Taxon | Bassogigas |
|---|---|
| Authority | Goode & Bean, 1896 |
| Type species | Bassogigas gillii |
| Type species authority | Goode & Bean, 1896[1] |
Bassogigas is a genus of cusk eel from the subfamily Neobythitinae, part of the family Ophidiidae. The generic name "Bassogigas" comes from a combination of two Latin words: bassus, which means "deep" and gigas which means "giant".[2] The species are found in the Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic Ocean.[3]
Species
The following two species are contained within the genus Bassogigas:[4]
- Bassogigas gillii Goode & Bean, 1896
- Bassogigas walkeri Nielsen & Møller, 2011 – (Walker's cusk eel)
References
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- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 March 2018). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families CARAPIDAE and OPHIDIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Nielsen, J.G. & P.R. Møller (2011). "Revision of the bathyal cusk-eels of the genus Bassogigas (Ophidiidae) with description of a new species from off Guam, west Pacific Ocean". Journal of Fish Biology. 78 (3): 783–795. Bibcode:2011JFBio..78..783N. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02892.x. PMID 21366572 Abstract
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