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Neomyxine caesiovitta

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Neomyxine caesiovitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Neomyxine
Species:
N. caesiovitta
Binomial name
Neomyxine caesiovitta

Neomyxine caesiovitta, the blueband hagfish, is a species of hagfish endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Description

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Neomyxine caesiovitta can reach a standard length of 64.8 centimetres (25.5 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Shepherd, L., Stewart, A.L., Struthers, C.D., Anderson, M.J., McVeagh, M., Noren, M. & Fernholm, B. (2015): Review and phylogeny of the New Zealand hagfishes (Myxiniformes: Myxinidae), with a description of three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 174 (2): 363–393.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neomyxine caesiovitta". FishBase. June 2018 version.