Falkland Islands Hagfish

Myxine fernholmi

Four final head pores bend into a double valley

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large

Myxine fernholmi (Myxine: Ancient Greek word for slimy fish), also known as Fernholm's hagfish, is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae. It is named after Swedish ichthyologist Bo Fernholm.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Myxine
Maximum length: 84.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: known only from the type material, off southern Chile and off the Falkland Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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