Eptatretus caribbeaus

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Eptatretus caribbeaus Fernholm, 1982


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Myxini (slijmprikken) (hagfishes) > Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) > Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Eptatretinae
Etymology: Eptatretus: hepta (Gr.), seven; tretos (Gr.), perforated (i.e., with holes), referring to seven gill apertures on what would later be described as Homea banksii (=E. cirrhatus) [range within genus is 6-14 pairs of gill apertures]. (See ETYFish);  caribbeaus: Caribbean, specifically the western Caribbean, only known area of occurrence. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien bathydemersaal; standvastig; diepte 365 - 500 m (Ref. 31276). Deep-water

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 31276)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Total slime pores 79-85; tail slime pores 11-13; light to very light tan in color (Ref. 36999).

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Copulatory organ absent. The gonads of hagfishes are situated in the peritoneal cavity. The ovary is found in the anterior portion of the gonad, and the testis is found in the posterior part. The animal becomes female if the cranial part of the gonad develops or male if the caudal part undergoes differentiation. If none develops, then the animal becomes sterile. If both anterior and posterior parts develop, then the animal becomes a functional hermaphrodite. However, hermaphroditism being characterised as functional needs to be validated by more reproduction studies (Ref. 51361 ).

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Fernholm, B., 1998. Hagfish systematics. p. 33-44. In J.M. Jørgensen, J.P. Lomholt, R.E. Weber and H. Malte (eds.) The biology of hagfishes. Chapman & Hall, London. 578 p. (Ref. 31276)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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