Common Name
Fernholm's Hagfish
Year Described
Wisner & McMillan, 1995
Identification
Slime Pores
Prebranchial: 23-26
Branchial: 0
Trunk: 80-83
Tail: 7-9
Total: 113-121
Anterior unicusps: 6-7
Posterior unicusps: 6-7
Total cusps: 34-37
Tooth formula: 3/2
Body anguilliform and cylindrical. There are normally six gill pouches. No branchial pores (present in Eptratretus). Ventral and caudal finfolds well developed.
Color
Body, head, and caudal finfold uniformly pale brown. Gill aperture and ventral finfold pale whitish.
Size
Maximum size to 85cm TL.
Habitat
Taken on soft bottoms from 135-400m.
Range
Known from the region around the Falklands Islands. Not collected on continental coasts and restricted to insular slopes.
References
Mincarone, M. M. 2007. Revisao Taxonomica da Familia Myxinidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Myxiniformes). Tese de Doutorado, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Wisner, R. L. & McMillan, C. B. 1995. Review of new world hagfishes of the genus Myxine (Agnatha, Myxinidae) with descriptions of nine new species. Fishery Bulletin 93: 530-550.