Knapp's Hagfish

Myxine knappi

Pink blue skin fades paler across head and barbels

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large

Knapp's Hagfish is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Pink blue skin fades paler across head and barbels.

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