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Bassanago bulbiceps Whitley, 1948

Swollen-headed conger eel
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Swollenheaded conger
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Doonan, I.J., M. Dunn and A.C. Hart, 2009
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). First record in the Chathams Island. Recorded occasionally from the Northeastern and Eastern Chatham Rise (Ref. 87166). (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Swollenhead conger, Swollenheaded conger, 宽头皮须康吉鳗, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Congrinae
Etymology:   More on author: Whitley.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθύβιο(ς); εύρος βάθους 270 - 1100 m (Ref. 9563).   Deep-water

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Southwest Pacific.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 101563)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

A benthic species (Ref. 75154) found on soft bottoms on the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

Main reference Upload your references | Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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