Neomyxine caesiovitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Neomyxine
Species:
N. caesiovitta
Binomial name
Neomyxine caesiovitta
A. L. Stewart & Zintzen, 2015

Neomyxine caesiovitta, the blueband hagfish, is a species of hagfish endemic to New Zealand.[1] This species can reach a length of 64.8 centimetres (25.5 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ 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): 363โ€“393.
  2. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Neomyxine caesiovitta" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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