| Patagonian hagfish | |
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| 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. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myxine affinis Günther, 1870 | |
Myxine affinis, the Patagonian hagfish, is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae.
It inhabits relatively shallow waters off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southernmost Argentina and Chile. Despite its relatively restricted range, it is not thought to be at heavy risk due to a lack of fishing within its range, although crustacean trap fisheries have recently opened in the area. For this reason, it is considered a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
References
- ^ Mincarone, M.M. (2011). "Myxine affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T196049A8997881. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T196049A8997881.en. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "Myxine affinis, Patagonian hagfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myxine affinis Günther, 1870". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Myxine affinis | |