Eptatretus springeri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1952)
Gulf hagfish

Family:  Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae
Max. size:  59 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 730 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Diagnosis:  Gill apertures 6. Slime pores: prebranchial 16-19; branchial 2-5; trunk 52-57; tail 9-13; total 84-92.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 November 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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