Krefft's Hagfish

Nemamyxine kreffti

The belly fold runs forward beyond the gill openings

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Medium

Nemamyxine kreffti, also known as Krefft's hagfish, is a species of fish in the hagfish family Myxinidae. It is found in the south-western Atlantic Ocean from off Argentina and southern Brazil.

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