| Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Myxininae |
| 30.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 630 - 1000 m, non-migratory |
| Northwest Pacific: known only from the Sagaminada Sea, Japan. |
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Diagnosis: Six pairs of gill pouches; the last gill aperture not confluent with to pharyngocutaneous duct; ventral finfold well developed; fused cusps 2/2, anterior (outer) unicusps 4-4, posterior (inner) unicusps 5-5, total cusps 26; total slime pores 92=93 (Ref. 51420). |
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Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 11 November 2009 (B1ab(ii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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