Myxine mcmillanae

The Caribbean hagfish (Myxine mcmillanae) is a species of hagfish. It is a scaleless, eel-like fish found in Caribbean waters that feeds off material from the surface that drifts down. It is rarely seen as it lives in very deep water from 2,300-4,950 ft (700-1,500 m) and likes to burrow into the mud. Their bodies are grey with contrasting white heads. They have seven internal gills connected to a single opening on each side of the body.

Caribbean hagfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Myxine
Species:
M. mcmillanae
Binomial name
Myxine mcmillanae
Hensley, 1991

References

  • Smith, C. Lavett (1997). National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 224. ISBN 0-679-44601-X.
  • "Myxine mcmillanae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 February 2008.


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