| Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae |
| 37.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 180 m, non-migratory |
| Northwest Pacific: southwest of Taiwan (northern South China Sea). |
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5 pairs gill pouches and gill apertures, closely spaced in a straight line; branchial slime pores absent; fused unicuspid teeth 3/3; dental formula: 10 + 3/3 + 10; no whitish mid-dorsal stripe. |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 13 November 2009 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Gaoxiong and Donggang (Ref. 47843). Museum: Tong-Kong, SW of Taiwan, NTU 7502711 (holotype of P. cheni, 37.7 cm TL, female) (Ref. 31448). However, holotype entered in the Catalog of Fishes is NTUM 02723 (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 31545. |
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