Description

This species is distinguished from its congeners by this set of characters: elongated tubular nostril; absence of nasal-sinus papillae; 5 pairs of gill pouches; 3-cusp multicusps in anterior and posterior row of teeth, but may vary to 4 cusps in the posterior row; total cusp count 38-41; prebranchial slime pores 19-21; total pores 88-89; triangular palatine tooth; body color pinkish-orange (Ref. 75169).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Rubicundus

Species: Rubicundus lopheliae (Fernholm & Quattrini, 2008)

Climate Zone

Biology

This species is closely associated with the reef structure of the deep-sea reef building coral L. pertusa (Ref. 75169).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless