Biology:Rubicundus rubicundus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rubicundus rubicundus summary page" (in en). https://www.fishbase.us/summary/Rubicundus-rubicundus.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rubicundus rubicundus (Kuo, Lee & Mok, 2010)" (in en). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1008143.
- ↑ "(Rubicundus rubicundus) - Marine Life Identification" (in en-US). 2024-08-13. https://www.marinelifeid.com/identification/rubicundus-rubicundus/.
- ↑ "24°56'08.8"N 121°56'19.0"E" (in en). https://www.google.com/maps?q=24.93579,121.938615&hl=en&ll=24.936257,121.942749&spn=2.024705,3.56781&num=1&t=h&z=9.
Wikidata ☰ Q25473364 entry
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