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
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: off Argentina and southern Brazil.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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