White-headed hagfish
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| phylum | Chordata | The white-headed hagfish, Myxine ios, is a species of hagfish, with a length of 57 cm (22 in). Only a few deep-water specimens have been collected off the coasts of Ireland and Africa. This species shares the typical characteristics of other hagfish, as described on the taxonomy page.
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| class | Myxini or cyclostomata | |
| order | Myxiniformes or myxinoidea | |
| family | Myxinidae | |
| genus | Myxine | |
| species | M. ios |
