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hagfish
Hagfish, of the class Myxini (also known as Hyperotreti) and order Myxiniformes , are eel-shaped jawless fish (occasionally called slime eels). Hagfish are the only known living animals that have a skull but no vertebral column, however they do have rudimentary vertebrae. Hagfish are marine predators and scavengers that can defend themselves against other larger predators by releasing copious amounts of slime from mucous glands in their skin.
Myxine glutinosa
species of chordates
Eptatretus
thumb|255px|Drawing of Eptatretus cirrhatus Eptatretus is a large genus of hagfish.
Pacific hagfish
species of chordates
Myxine
thumb|Southern hagfish (Myxine australis) mid-19th century drawing by Günther
New Zealand hagfish
species of chordates
Gulf hagfish
species of chordates
Inshore hagfish
species of fish
Eptatretus minor
deep-sea hagfish that lives off the coast of Louisiana, Florida, and the states in between
Black hagfish
species of chordates
Eptatretus polytrema
species of chordates
Eptatretus hexatrema
species of chordates
Rubicundus lakeside
species of eel-shaped, slime-producing, marine fish
Eptatretus bischoffii
species of chordates
Neomyxine biniplicata
species of chordates
Myxine affinis
species of chordates
Nemamyxine kreffti
species of chordates
Eptatretus strickrotti
species of chordates
Eptatretus goliath
species of chordates
Nemamyxine
Nemamyxine is a genus of hagfish.
Rubicundus rubicundus
species of eel-shaped, slime-producing, marine fish
Nemamyxine elongata
species of chordates
Myxine debueni
species of chordates
Myxine capensis
species of chordates
Caribbean Hagfish
species of chordates
Southern hagfish
species of chordates
Myxine ios
species of chordates
Myxine fernholmi
species of chordates
Myxine circifrons
species of chordates
Myxine limosa
species of chordates
Neomyxine
Neomyxine is a genus of hagfish found in the Pacific Ocean around New Zealand.
Rubicundus eos
species of eel-shaped, slime-producing, marine fish
Rubicundus lopheliae
species of eel-shaped, slime-producing, marine fish
Rubicundus
Rubicundus is a genus of hagfishes, the only extant member of the subfamily Rubicundinae. All species in it were formerly classified in Eptatretus. R. eos, R. lakeside, and R. rubicundus are known from single specimens caught in the Tasman Sea, Galápagos, and Taiwan, respectively. They are named after the distinctive red coloration that all species share.