Rubicundus

Rubicundus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Rubicundus
Fernholm, Norén, S. O. Kullander, Quattrini, Zintzen, C. D. Roberts, H. K. Mok & C. H. Kuo, 2013 [1]
Type species
Rubicundus rubicundus
(Kuo, Lee & Mok 2010)

Rubicundus is a genus of hagfishes. R. eos, R. lakeside and R. rubicundus are known from single specimens caught in the Tasman Sea, Galápagos and Taiwan.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

  • Rubicundus eos (Fernholm, 1991) (Pink hagfish)
  • Rubicundus lakeside (Mincarone & J. E. McCosker, 2004) (lakeside hagfish)
  • Rubicundus lopheliae (Fernholm & Quattrini, 2008)
  • Rubicundus rubicundus (C. H. Kuo, S. C. Lee & H. K. Mok, 2010)

References

  1. ↑ Fernholm, B., Norén, M., Kullander, S.O., Quattrini, A.M., Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Mok, H.-K. & Kuo, C.-H. (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.
  2. ↑ "Petromyzontidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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