Neomyxine biniplicata

Neomyxine biniplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Neomyxine
Species:
N. biniplicata
Binomial name
Neomyxine biniplicata
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Myxine biniplicata Richardson & Jowett 1951

Neomyxine biniplicata, the slender hagfish, is a species of hagfish endemic to New Zealand.[3] It is known from along the east coast, from the northern end of the Bay of Plenty to Kaikōura at depths of 35–396 m, and is found on silty to coarse sediments and rocky seabeds.[4]

References

  1. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Myxinidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Myxinidae" (PDF). deeplyfish.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ Roberts, Clive; Stewart, A. L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Barker, Jeremy; Kortet, Salme; Freeborn, Michelle (2015). The fishes of New Zealand. Vol. 2. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780994104168. OCLC 908128805.
  4. ^ Zintzen, Vincent; Roberts, Clive D.; Shepherd, Lara; Stewart, Andrew L.; Struthers, Carl D.; Anderson, Marti J.; McVeagh, Margaret; Noren, Michael; Fernholm, Bo (2015-05-14). "Review and phylogeny of the New Zealand hagfishes (Myxiniformes: Myxinidae), with a description of three new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (2): 363–393. doi:10.1111/ZOJ.12239.
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