Rubicundus rubicundus
| Rubicundus rubicundus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Superclass: | Cyclostomi |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Rubicundus |
| Species: | R. rubicundus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubicundus rubicundus (Kuo, Lee, and Mok, 1991)
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Rubicundus rubicundus is a species of hagfish in the genus Rubicundus.[1][2][3]
Physical appearance
It has zero dorsal spines, zero dorsal soft rays, zero anal spines, and zero anal soft rays. The Branchial slime spores and the gill apertures are arranged in a straight line the distances from a branchial slime pore to its immediately preceding and posterior gill apertures similar, the ventral aorta isn't bifurcated. The body color is pink. it has 5 gill apertures.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin ruber (= red), and -cundus (= denoting continuance or augmentation). The name refers to the pink body color of the animal.
Habitat
they are found in Northeastern Taiwan, mostly in the coordinates 24°56.5'N, 121°53.0'E,[4] near the town of Dali.
History
It was discovered by Aquatic Scientists Chien-Hsein Kuo, Sin-Che Lee, and Hin Kiu Mok.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Rubicundus rubicundus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rubicundus rubicundus (Kuo, Lee & Mok, 2010)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "(Rubicundus rubicundus) - Marine Life Identification". 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "24°56'08.8"N 121°56'19.0"E". 24°56'08.8"N 121°56'19.0"E. Retrieved 2025-10-18.