Nemamyxine elongata

The bootlace hagfish (Nemamyxine elongate) is a species of hagfish in the genus Nemamyxine.[1][2] Distribution, abundance, and natural history are not known. Only two specimens have been collected. One, dead, was found in a net in the Kaituna River (Bay of Plenty), and thought to have been a fishery discard. The other was collected alive during a trawl at 132-140m in the Canterbury Bight (East coast of South Island). The larger specimen was 867 mm TL but maximum size is unknown. One specimen was a female with small eggs similar to those of other hagfish species..[3]

Bootlace hagfish

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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N. elongata
Binomial name
Nemamyxine elongata
L. R. Richardson, 1958

References

  1. Garilao, Cristina V. "Nemamyxine elongata". FishBase. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Mincarone, M.M. "Nemamyxine elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. 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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