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Nemamyxine kreffti
Species of jawless fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nemamyxine kreffti, also known as Krefft's hagfish, is a species of fish in the hagfish family Myxinidae. It is found in the south-western Atlantic Ocean from off Argentina and southern Brazil.[2]
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Description
This species reaches a length of 40.0 cm (15.7 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of German ichthyologist-herpetologist Gerhard Krefft (1912‒1993), Institute für Seefischerei in Hamburg.[4]
References
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