Bassogigas gillii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Ophidiidae |
| Genus: | Bassogigas |
| Species: | B. gillii |
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| Bassogigas gillii | |
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 7,346 ft).
The generic name "Bassogigas" comes from a combination of two Latin words: bassus, which means "deep" and gigas which means "giant".[1] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Theodore Gill (1837-1914) who named the genus Bassogigas in an unpublished manuscript.[1]
