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Myxinidae

Southern hagfish

Myxine australis

A broad yellow belly band reaches the face

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Southern Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

The southern hagfish (Myxine australis) is a hagfish of the genus Myxine.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Myxine
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform

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