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Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960) Deepsea conger |
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photo by
Graham, K. |
| Family: | Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 100 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific. | |||
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| Biology: | A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which occurs over soft bottoms of the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154) and shelf (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||