Myxine
mcmillanae
Hensley, 1991
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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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47.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26938) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 700 – 1500 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 Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0 - 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 0. Body gray; head white; without scales. Internal gill pouches 7, connected to a single gill opening on each side. Dorsal and paired fins absent; anal and caudal fins joined (Ref. 26938). Mucous pores along each side of the body: prebranchial 26-35, trunk 60-70; tail 9-12; total 101-115. Unicusps: anterior 8-10; posterior 8-10; total 42-48 (Ref. 40869).
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Biology: |
Found burrowing in mud in very deep water (Ref. 26938).
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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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