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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''

Bassanago albescens The hairy conger, ''Bassanago albescens'', is a conger of the family ''Congridae The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from ...

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, 1923) (Hairy conger) * ''

Bassanago bulbiceps The swollen-headed conger eel, ''Bassanago bulbiceps'', is a conger of the family Congridae, found on continental slopes around southern Australia and New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pa ...

'' Whitley, 1948 (Swollen-headed conger eel) * ''

Bassanago hirsutus The deepsea conger (''Bassanago hirsutus'', also known as the hairy conger

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, 1960) (Deepsea conger) * ''

Bassanago nielseni ''Bassanago nielseni'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Bassanago ...

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References

* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{Taxonbar, from=Q2711235 Congridae