Myxinidae

Lakeside hagfish

Rubicundus lakeside

A papilla pair hides inside its tubular nostril

• Orange
• Purple
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Anguilliform
• Medium

Rubicundus lakeside, the Lakeside hagfish, is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae. It was originally classified in the genus Eptatretus, but a 2013 analysis reclassified into the new genus Rubicundus, considered the most basal genus of hagfish. The specific epithet lakeside honors the Lakeside Foundation of California for supporting the work of Michael Mincarone, one of its descriptors.