Rubicundus eos
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Species of jawless fish
| Pink hagfish | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Rubicundus |
| Species: | R. eos
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubicundus eos (Fernholm, 1991)
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Rubicundus eos, also known as the pink hagfish[2] , is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae.[3]
It was originally classified in the genus Eptatretus , but a 2013 analysis reclassified into the new genus Rubicundus , considered the most basal genus of hagfish. The specific epithet eos references Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn, referencing its pink coloration.[3] [4]
It is native to deep waters of the Tasman Sea, likely in deep-water coral reefs. It is known only from a single specimen collected off the coast of New Zealand. Nothing is known about its life history or ecology.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Mincarone, M.M. (2011). "Eptatretus eos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T196020A8993574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T196020A8993574.en .
- ^ "pink hagfish, Rubicundus eos (Fernholm, 1991)". Museum of New Zealand.
- ^ a b c "Rubicundus eos". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Fernholm, Bo; Norén, Michael; Kullander, Sven O.; Quattrini, Andrea M.; Zintzen, Vincent; Roberts, Clive D.; Mok, Hin-Kiu; Kuo, Chien-Hsien (19 July 2013). "Hagfish phylogeny and taxonomy, with description of the new genus Rubicundus (Craniata, Myxinidae)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 51 (4): 296–307. doi:10.1111/jzs.12035 . ISSN 0947-5745.