| Fernholm's hagfish | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Myxine |
| Species: | M. fernholmi |
| Binomial name | |
| Myxine fernholmi Wisner & McMillan, 1995 | |
Myxine fernholmi (Myxine: Ancient Greek word for slimy fish), also known as Fernholm's hagfish, is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae. It is named after Swedish ichthyologist Bo Fernholm.
Details
It is found around the Falkland Islands and the Burdwood Bank, with a single specimen also known from central Chile, off the coast of San Antonio. Although only 4 specimens have been caught, high densities of hagfish that are assumed to be this species have been recorded at depths of 900–1,750 metres (2,950–5,740 ft) on surveys of the scavenging fauna of the Patagonian Shelf. As it lives beyond the depth of major fishing trawlers in the region and there are no known direct threats to it, it is considered Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
The complete mitogenome of this species was analyzed for the first time in 2019.
References
- ^ Mincarone, M.M. (2011). "Myxine fernholmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T196054A8998984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T196054A8998984.en. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Myxine fernholmi". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myxine fernholmi Wisner & McMillan, 1995". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- Kim, Keun-Yong; Park, Hong Keun; Choi, Seok-Gwan; Jung, Yun-Hwan; Lee, Dae-Sung; Kim, Yun-Sook; Yoo, Jong Su; Yoon, Moongeun (2019-07-03). "The full-length mitochondrial genome of the Fernholm's hagfish, Myxine fernholmi (Myxini; Myxiniformes; Myxinidae)". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 4 (2): 3482–3483. doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1674731. PMC 7707226. PMID 33366049.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Myxine fernholmi | |