| Family: |
Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Myxininae |
| Max. size: |
51 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 688 - 815 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Is. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished from all its congeners, except M. debueni, M. fernholmi, M. garmani by having six pairs of gill pouches and a 3/2 multicusp pattern of teeth; differs from these congeners by the number of prebranchial pores 18-24 (vs. 27-29 in M. garmani); trunk pores 64-75 (vs. 76 in M. debueni, 80-83 in M. fernholmi, 52-61 in M. garmani); tail pores 6-10 (vs. 12-13 in M. garmani); total pores 90-106 (vs. 113-121 in M. fernholmi); with two bilaterally symmetrical nasal-sinus papillae in the dorsal surface of the nasal sinus (vs. one single nasal-sinus papilla in M. debueni); a totally unpigmented body, which makes its skin transparent in live specimens, a unique character not described for any other species of Myxine (Ref. 123790). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 September 2022 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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