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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Bassozetus

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm SL
Bassozetus compressus (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bassozetus compressus
[Abyssal assfish]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean (Ref. 34024)
Max. Length 48 cm SL
Bassozetus elongatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by FAO
 
Bassozetus elongatus
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 55.5 cm SL
 
Bassozetus galatheae
[Galathea assfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 66.3 cm SL
Bassozetus glutinosus (Alcock, 1890)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Bassozetus glutinosus
[Glutin assfish]
No picture found
Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 80.5 cm SL
 
Bassozetus levistomatus
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 44.7 cm SL
 
Bassozetus multispinis
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
 
Bassozetus nasus
[]
No picture found
Atlantic.
Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
 
Bassozetus normalis
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Bassozetus oncerocephalus (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Bassozetus oncerocephalus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 64 cm SL
Bassozetus robustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by SFSA
 
Bassozetus robustus
[Robust assfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Western and Eastern (sout
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Bassozetus taenia (Günther, 1887)

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Bassozetus taenia
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 37.5 cm SL
 
Bassozetus werneri
[]
No picture found
North Pacific.
Max. Length 26.3 cm SL
 
Bassozetus zenkevitchi
[]
13 Species of Family Ophidiidae with Genus Bassozetus
(Cusk-eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1878 Bassozetus compressus Abyssal assfish Western Central Pacific 62 SL
1913 Bassozetus elongatus Indian Ocean (Ref. 34024) 48 SL
2000 Bassozetus galatheae Galathea assfish Indo-Pacific 55.5 SL
1890 Bassozetus glutinosus Glutin assfish Indo-West Pacific 66.3 SL
1989 Bassozetus levistomatus Atlantic, Indian and Paci 80.5 SL
1980 Bassozetus multispinis Indian Ocean. 44.7 SL
1899 Bassozetus nasus Eastern Pacific 28.2 SL
1883 Bassozetus normalis Atlantic. 27.6 SL
1888 Bassozetus oncerocephalus Eastern Central Atlantic 22.1 SL
1913 Bassozetus robustus Robust assfish Circumglobal 64 SL
1887 Bassozetus taenia Western and Eastern (sout 25 TL
2000 Bassozetus werneri Western Central Pacific 37.5 SL
1955 Bassozetus zenkevitchi North Pacific. 26.3 SL



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