Walker's Cusk Eel, Bassogigas walkeri Nielsen & Møller 2011

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Walker's Cusk Eel, Bassogigas walkeri Nielsen & Møller 2011

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Distribution	Clare Marie Seamount, south of Christmas Island, AUS EEZ, depth 3100 m. Elsewhere the species occurs off Guam in the Mariana Islands.
Features	Holotype: Dorsal fin 104; Anal fin 82; Vertebrae 59. Lateral line short, ending below dorsal fin ray 10, and above vertebra number 12; scales in midline of body 175; distance between base of pelvic fins and anal fin origin 34.5% SL; two median basibranchial tooth patches, the anterior long and narrow; scale rows between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line 11.
Etymology	The species is named for H. J. Walker, Scripps Institute of Oceanography.
Species Citation	Bassogigas walkeri Nielsen & Møller 2011, Journal of Fish Biology 78: 785, Figs. 1-4. Type locality: Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific, 13°35.4'N, 144°32.1'E, depth 2333-2590 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2022
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Walker's Cusk Eel, Bassogigas walkeri Nielsen & Møller 2011

References

Nielsen, J.G., Møller, P. R. 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: 783-795. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02892.x

Uiblein, F., Everett, B., Matiku, P. & Sithole, Y. 2020. Bassogigas walkeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137471008A141807253. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137471008A141807253.en. Accessed on 18 August 2022.