| Caribbean Hagfish | |
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| Information | |
| Range | Caribbean |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Myxini |
| Order | Myxiniformes |
| Family | Myxinidae |
| Genus | Myxine |
| Species | M. mcmillanae |
| Conservation Status | |
 Least Concern | |
The Caribbean hagfish, (Myxine mcmillanae), is a species of hagfish. It is a scaleless, eel-like fish found in Caribbean waters that feeds off material from the surface that drifts down. It is rarely seen as it lives in very deep water from 2,300-4,950 feet (700-1,500 meters) and likes to burrow into the mud. Their body is grey with a contrasting white head. They have 7 internal gills connected to a single opening on each side of the body.