Astrolabe Hagfish

Eptatretus astrolabium

Only five slime pores sit among seven gill pairs

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium

Astrolabe Hagfish is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: Only five slime pores sit among seven gill pairs.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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