Kingdom Animalia Order Myxiniformes Genus Myxine Higher classification Myxine | Phylum Chordata Family Myxinidae Scientific name Myxine mcmillanae Rank Species | |
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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.
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