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Myxine floyd Mincarone, Kurtz, Di Dario & Gonçalves, 2026 |
| Family: | Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Myxininae | |||
| Max. size: | 35.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 460 - 750 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: five pairs of gill pouches; 3/2 multicusp teeth pattern [three cusps fused on the anterior (outer) sets and two cusps fused on the posterior (inner) sets of cusps]; two bilaterally symmetrical nasal-sinus papillae in the dorsal surface of the nasal sinus; anterior unicusps (8-9), posterior unicusps (8-10), total cusps (43-48); caudal pores (9-13); body pinkish brown without white head and dorsal band; margin of caudal finfold dark brown; prebranchial pores 23-36 (average 27.0); and total number of cusps 43-48 (average 44.8) (Ref. 138715). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||