Myxine limosa
| Myxine limosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Myxine |
| Species: | M. limosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Myxine limosa Girard, 1859
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Myxine limosa, or Girard's Atlantic hagfish, is a jawless fish in the genus Myxine.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The eellike species grows up to 79 centimetres (31 in) long. The color ranges from reddish brown to dark purple. There are no visible eyes. The mouth is surrounded by 6 barbels, and there are 5 or 6 gill pouches on either side, with one exterior connection.[3]
Similar species[edit]
Myxine glutinosa is grayish pink and grows up to 43 cm (17 in) long. North American Eptatretus hagfishes have 5–14 gill pouches, which open independently to the exterior.[3] Petromyzon marinus has 7 pairs of gill pouches, one top nostril, and small visible eyes.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
The species was described by Charles Frédéric Girard, a French zoologist, in 1859.[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean, from Baffin Island, Canada, south to North Carolina, at depths of 30–960 metres (98–3,150 ft), sometimes venturing into 30-m-shallow water.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Myxine limosa : fisheries". FishBase. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Girard, Charles (1858). "Ichthyological Notices". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 10: 223–224 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b c d Gilbert, Carter R.; Williams, James D. (2002) [1983]. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes (rev. ed.). Knopf. p. 35. ISBN 0-375-41224-7.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myxine limosa Girard, 1859". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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