Myxine mcmillanae explained

Myxine mcmillanae, the Caribbean hagfish, is a species of hagfish.^[1] It is a scaleless, eel-like fish found in Caribbean waters that feeds off material from the surface that drifts down. It is rarely seen as it lives in very deep water from 2,300-4,950 ft (700-1,500 m) and likes to burrow into the mud. Their bodies are grey with contrasting white heads. They have seven internal gills connected to a single opening on each side of the body.

Etymology

The hagfish is named in honor of marine biologist Charmion B. McMillan (b. 1925), of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, for her contributions to the science of hagfish.^[2]

References

• Book: National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes . Smith, C. Lavett . Alfred A. Knopf . New York . 1997 . 0-679-44601-X . 224.

Notes and References

1. Book: McEachran . J. . Fechhelm . J.D. . Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes . University of Texas Press . Austin . 1998 . 978-0-292-75206-1 . 38468784 . 12 July 2021 . 34.
2. Web site: Family MYXINIDAE Rafinesque 1815 (Hagfishes) . 15 July 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.