| Family: |
Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Myxininae |
| Max. size: |
52 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 690 - 810 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Color of live specimens pinkish red with whitish head anterior to first slime pore; whitish middorsal stripe extending from caudal finfold to about over gill apertures. Six pairs of gill pouches; a 2-cusp multicusp on both anterior and posterior sets of cusps, total cusps 38-44. Pores: prebranchial 28-38; trunk 61-73; tail 11-13; total 101-119. Ventral finfold 4-6 mm high. |
| Biology: |
Of 30 specimens, 26 were females, 3 males, 1 hermaphrodite. Four females had large eggs about 20 x 6 mm, but none of the eggs with encapsulated anchor filaments. The species lives on the continental slope. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 11 November 2009 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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