Description

Six gill pouches. Ventral finfold well developed. Fused cusps 3/2, total cusps 42-46. Total slime pores 95-101. Anterior part of head lighter color than body (Ref. 51420).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Myxine

Species: Myxine garmani Jordan & Snyder, 1901

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless