Notomyxine tridentiger

Notomyxine tridentiger is a species of hagfish that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the southern coasts of South America. It is the only member of the genus Notomyxine. It can be found in the temperate waters of the Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic, as well as the southern coasts of South America. It can reach a maximum length of 57 cm.

Notomyxine tridentiger
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Subfamily: Myxininae
Genus: Notomyxine
Nani & Gneri, 1951
Species:
N. tridentiger
Binomial name
Notomyxine tridentiger
(Garman 1899)
Synonyms
  • Myxine tridentiger Garman 1899
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