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Myxine mcmillanae, the Caribbean hagfish, is a species of hagfish.[1] 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 ft (700-1,500 m) and likes to burrow into the mud. Their bodies are grey with contrasting white heads. They have seven internal gills connected to a single opening on each side of the body.

Caribbean hagfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	Myxini
Order:	Myxiniformes
Family:	Myxinidae
Genus:	Myxine
Species:	M. mcmillanae
Binomial name
Myxine mcmillanae Hensley, 1991

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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