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Eptatretus okinoseanus (Dean, 1904) |
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photo by
Shao, K.T. |
| Family: | Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae | |||
| Max. size: | 80 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 1020 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan (Ref. 5193) and southern Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Gill pouches and gill apertures 8, with the latter arranged in a straight line, loosely spaced (Ref. 31545). Fused cusps 3/2, total cusps 44-49. Total slime pores 87-97. Eyespots present. Ventral finfold well developed. Caudal finfold well developed only from the tip of the tail dorsally to above origin of cloaca (Ref. 51420). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 November 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||