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Myxini (slijmprikken) (hagfishes) >
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) >
Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Myxininae
Etymology: Myxine: Ancient Greek word for a slimy fish: myxa, slime; -inus, one who, referring to copious amounts of slime produced by M. glutinosa (See ETYFish); floyd: Name 'floyd' in honor of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd, whose craft influenced generations
of musicians and listeners, including the authors of this paper. A noun in apposition.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 460 - 750 m (Ref. 138715). Tropical
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.1 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 138715)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
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).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: circular.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Mincarone, M.M., Y.R. Kurtz, F.D. Dario and P.R. Gonçalves, 2026. A new five-gilled species of Myxine (Myxinidae) from the western South Atlantic sheds light on the phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of the genus. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 206(3). (Ref. 138715)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00115 (0.00044 - 0.00300), b=3.03 (2.80 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (19 of 100). 🛈 |