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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Myxine Fernholmi

Myxine fernholmi Wisner & McMillan, 1995
Max Length
84.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
135–1480 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
56.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Myxine Fernholmi is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Myxine fernholmi
Authority
Wisner & McMillan, 1995
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
84.6 cm
Depth Range
135–1480 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
56.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Hagfishes
Myxini
Order
Myxiniformes
Myxiniformes
Family
Myxinidae
Myxinidae
Genus
Myxine
Myxine
Species
Myxine Fernholmi
Myxine fernholmi

🐟 Physical Description

: eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Myxine Fernholmi is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Myxine Fernholmi is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Copulatory organ absent. The gonads of hagfishes are situated in the peritoneal cavity. The ovary is found in the anterior portion of the gonad, and the testis is found in the posterior part. The animal becomes female if the cranial part of the gonad develops or male if the caudal part undergoes differentiation. If none develops, then the animal becomes sterile. If both anterior and posterior parts develop, then the animal becomes a functional hermaphrodite. However, hermaphroditism being characterised as functional needs to be validated by more reproduction studies .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 135 - 1480 m . Deep-water Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: known only from the type material, off southern Chile and off the Falkland Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.4±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00115 × L3.03 (TL)
Max TL
84.6cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
56.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Wisner & McMillan, 1995

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 5 records indexed .

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