National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium

A new genus and species of hagfish from Vietnam: A transitional lineage between Rubicundinae and Myxininae (Craniata: Myxiniformes)

Abstract Dolichostomus leucotaenia gen. et sp. nov. is described from two specimens collected from off northern Vietnam. It is characterized by a long, oval mouth opening visible from the ventral view, a feature unique among the order Myxiniformes. It also possesses a single medi...