First record and further description of the Cape hagfish Myxine capensis(Myxinidae) off Mozambique, western Indian Ocean

摘要

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 degrees 52.9' S; 34 degrees 42.7' E - 25 degrees 54.1' S; 34 degrees 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