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Longline Cusk-eel

Bassogigas gillii

Classification

Bassogigas gillii is a species of cusk-eel found in the Indian, Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Oceans at depths of from 637 to 2,239 metres (2,090 to 7,350 ft). Etymology The generic name "Bassogigas" comes from a combination of two Latin words: bassus, which means "deep" and gigas which means "giant". The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Theodore Gill (1837-1914) who named the genus Bassogigas in an unpublished manuscript.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 4