title: First record and further description of the Cape hagfish Myxine capensis(Myxinidae) off Mozambique, western Indian Ocean.
abstract: The first record of the Cape hagfish Myxine capensis in Mozambican waters is reported based on a single 356 mm total length specimen taken by bottom trawl off Maputo, 25° 52·9' S; 34° 42·7' E - 25° 54·1' S; 34° 41·0' E, at depths from 557 to 564 m. This account also represents the northernmost record of a hagfish in the western Indian Ocean. Morphometric and meristic data are provided and compared with those of 27 specimens (including the holotype) caught off Namibia and South Africa.
authors: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Ambiental, Grupo de Sistemática e Biologia Evolutiva, CP 119331, Macaé, RJ, 27910-970, Brazil. mincarone@macae.ufrj.br
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Mincarone
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mwale
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Fernholm
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006196:Hagfishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D019156:Indian Ocean; D008297:Male; D012015:Reference Standards