Myxine
limosa
Girard, 1859
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Family:
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Myxinidae
(Hagfishes), subfamily: Myxininae
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Order:
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Myxiniformes
(hagfishes)
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Class:
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Myxini (hagfishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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51.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 31699) |
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Environment: |
demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 75 – 1006 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100) |
Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: Davis Strait; south to Florida; including Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico.
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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