Bassanago nielseni (Karmovskaya, 1990)
No Picture Available

 Family:  Congridae (Conger and garden eels), subfamily: Congrinae
 Max. size:  46.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 160 - 340 m
 Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: central and southern part of the Nazca Ridge.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 272-324; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 198-217; Vertebrae: 151-153. Median fins with dark margins; dorsal fin origin above the upper base of the pectoral or slightly anterior; anal fin origin at a point 1.3-1.5 times HL from the gill aperture; lateral line system: supraorbital 3, infraorbital 5, preopercular-mandibular 9, occipital commissure 3 (Ref. 41744).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 24.01.00
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 15.04.11

Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.


Page created by Jen, 05.08.02, php script by kbanasihan 06/09/2010 ,  last modified by dsantos, 20/08/10