Bassogigas Explained

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".^[1] The species are found in the Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic Ocean.^[2]

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families CARAPIDAE and OPHIDIIDAE . 10 July 2018 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . 21 March 2018 . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database.
2. Nielsen, J.G. . P.R. Møller . amp . 2011 . Revision of the bathyal cusk-eels of the genus Bassogigas (Ophidiidae) with description of a new species from off Guam, west Pacific Ocean . Journal of Fish Biology . 78 . 3 . 783–795. 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02892.x . 21366572 . Abstract