Hairy conger
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| Bassanago hirsutus (Castle, 1960) |
The hairy conger, Bassanago hirsutus, is a conger of the family Congridae, found on the soft bottom of the continental slopes around southern Australia, and New Zealand. Its length is up to 1 m.
The hairy conger is similar to the swollen-headed conger eel, but, as its common name implies, the whole body is covered with small hair-like papillae. The teeth are minute and in many rows in each jaw.
In coloration these eels vary from a pale blue-grey to a creamy white on the dorsal surface, and white below, usually with a dark edge on the dorsal and anal fins.
[edit] References
- "Bassanago hirsutus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
