Vol. 41 No. 1, 2002

Myxine kuoi, a New Species of Hagfish from Southwestern Taiwanese Waters

Hin-Kiu Mok

Institute of Marine Biology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804

Hin-Kiu Mok (2002) Six specimens of a Myxine species with 2-cusp multicusps on both sets of cusps and 6 pairs of gill pouches were collected from waters southwest of Taiwan. As there is no previous report of any hagfish from this region with this multicusp pattern, a thorough comparison with other relevant Myxine species was made to validate the species status of these specimens. They belong to a species that is herein described as new.

Key words: Myxine kuoi, Myxinidae, Taiwan, Taxonomy.

*Correspondence: Institute of Marine Biology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804