| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Myxinidae | Rubicundus lopheliae | (Fernholm & Quattrini) | 2008 | Lophelia Hagfish |
Rubicundus lopheliae
Unique Characteristics: Elongated tubular nostril, lack of nasal-sinus papillae, five pairs of gill pouches, 3-cusp multi-cusps in anterior and posterior row of teeth but with variation of 4 cusps in posterior row, 38-41 total cusp count, 19-21 prebranchial slime pores, 88-89 total pores, palatine tooth triangular, and pinkish-orange body color (Fernholm and Quattrini 2008).
Figure Above: (A) Fresh dead coloration of the female holotype (UF 165852, 201 mm total length); (B) Dorsal view of the elongated tube-like nostril of the holotype; (C) Ventral view of the nostril of the holotype; (D) Dorsal view of the aberrant nostril in the paratype (UF 165853,202 mm total length) (Fernholm and Quattrini 2008).
Similar Species: None
Reference:
Fernholm, B. and A.M. Quattrini. 2008. A new species of hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) associated with deep-sea coral habitat in the western North Atlantic. Copeia, 2008 (1): 126-132.