Myxine mcmillanae
| Caribbean hagfish | |
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| Species: | M. mcmillanae
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| Myxine mcmillanae Hensley, 1991
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Myxine mcmillanae, the Caribbean hagfish, is a species of hagfish. It is a scaleless, eel-like fish found in Caribbean waters that feeds off material from the surface that drifts down. It is rarely seen as it lives in very deep water from 2,300-4,950 feet (700-1,500 meters) and likes to burrow into the mud. Their body is grey with a contrasting white head. They have 7 internal gills connected to a single opening on each side of the body.
References
- Smith, C. Lavett (1997). National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 224. ISBN 0-679-44601-X.
- "Myxine mcmillanae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
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