Bassogigas
Sign in to saveBassogigas 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". The species are found in the Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic Ocean.
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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". The species are found in the Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic Ocean.
==Species== The following two species are contained within the genus Bassogigas: Bassogigas gillii Goode & Bean, 1896 Bassogigas walkeri Nielsen & Møller, 2011 – (Walker's cusk eel)
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