Myxine formosana, a new species of hagfish (Myxiniformes: Myxinidae) from the southwestern waters of Taiwan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 295-297

  Mok, Hin Kiu ^a   Kuo, Chien Hsien ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Myxine formosana sp. nov.; Myxinidae; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HAGFISH; MYXINE CIRCIFRONS; MYXINE FORMOSANA; MYXINE MCCOSKERI; MYXINIDAE; MYXINIFORMES;

EID: 0035539885     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-001-8149-y     Document Type: Article

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