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There are 79 species of hagfish that are split up into six different genus. The genus Eptatretus contains 49 species, the genus Myxine contains 23 species, the genus Nemamyxine contains two species, the genus Neomyxine contains one species, the genus Notomyxine contains one species, and the genus Rubicundus contains four species.

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