Neomyxine biniplicata
| Neomyxine biniplicata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Neomyxine |
| Species: | N. biniplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Neomyxine biniplicata (L. R. Richardson & Jowett, 1951) | |
Neomyxine biniplicata also known as the slender hagfish is a species of hagfish endemic to New Zealand. It is known from along the east coast, from the northern end of the Bay of Plenty to Kaikoura at depths of 35-396 m, and is found on silty to coarse sediments and rocky seabeds.[1]
References
- ↑ Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Shepherd, L., Stewart, A.L., Struthers, C.D., Anderson, M.J., McVeagh, M., Noren, M. & Fernholm, B. (2015): 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.
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