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Myxini (hagfishes) > Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) > Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Rubicundinae
Etymology: Rubicundus: Latin for red or ruddy, referring to reddish coloration of all species. (See ETYFish); lopheliae: Of Lophelia, i.e., Lophelia pertusa, a deep-sea, cold-water, habitat-forming coral where holotype was collected and observed. (See ETYFish).

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 382 - 700 m (Ref. 75169). Deep-water

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Northwest Atlantic: USA.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm TL (female)

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This species is distinguished from its congeners by this set of characters: elongated tubular nostril; absence of nasal-sinus papillae; 5 pairs of gill pouches; 3-cusp multicusps in anterior and posterior row of teeth, but may vary to 4 cusps in the posterior row; total cusp count 38-41; prebranchial slime pores 19-21; total pores 88-89; triangular palatine tooth; body color pinkish-orange (Ref. 75169).

This species is closely associated with the reef structure of the deep-sea reef building coral L. pertusa (Ref. 75169).

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Fernholm, B. and A.M. Quattrini, 2008. A new species of hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) associated with deep-sea coral habitat in the Western North Atlantic. Copeia 2008(1):126-132. (Ref. 75169)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 10 November 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Rubicundus lopheliae (Fernholm & Quattrini, 2008)