Eptatretus polytrema
Fourteen-gill hagfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Myxini |
Order: | Myxiniformes |
Family: | Myxinidae |
Genus: | Eptatretus |
Species: | E. polytrema |
Binomial name | |
Eptatretus polytrema Girard, 1855 | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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The fourteen-gill hagfish or Chilean hagfish (Eptatretus polytrema) is a demersal and non-migratory hagfish of the genus Eptatretus. It is found in muddy and rocky bottoms of the southeastern area of the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Chile between Coquimbo and Puerto Montt, at depths between 10 and 350 m. This hagfish can reach a length of 93 cm.[3] It is only known from a few specimens and has not been recorded since 1988.[4]
References
- ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Myxinidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "Myxinidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ Eptatretus polytrema - Fishbase
- ↑ IUCN - Eptatretus polytrema
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