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]
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| Species: | N. elongata |
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| Nemamyxine elongata L. R. Richardson, 1958 | |
References
- Garilao, Cristina V. "Nemamyxine elongata". FishBase. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- Mincarone, M.M. "Nemamyxine elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- 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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