Bootlace Hagfish

Nemamyxine elongata

Thread thin body bears no paired belly folds

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

Nemamyxine elongata, the bootlace hagfish, is a species of hagfish in the genus Nemamyxine. Distribution, abundance, and natural history are not known. Only two specimens have been collected.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Nemamyxine
Maximum length: 61.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Known only from type specimen.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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