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Rubicundus eos

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Pink hagfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Rubicundus
Species:
R. eos
Binomial name
Rubicundus eos
(Fernholm, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Eptatretus eos Fernholm, 1991

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "pink hagfish, Rubicundus eos (Fernholm, 1991)". Museum of New Zealand.
  3. ^ a b c "Rubicundus eos". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ 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.