Bob Wisner's hagfish

Eptatretus bobwisneri

Eight straight gill openings and a nasal sinus without papillae

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium

Bob Wisner's hagfish is a marine fish recorded from ocean habitats. A concise clue to the species is: Eight straight gill openings and a nasal sinus without papillae.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 32.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: known only from the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 31788 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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