Knapp's Hagfish

Myxine knappi

Pink blue skin fades paler across head and barbels

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large

Knapp's Hagfish is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Pink blue skin fades paler across head and barbels.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Myxine
Maximum length: 56.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: Falkland Islands (Ref. 31699 .) and Patagonia, Argentina (Ref. 133135 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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