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Myxinidae

Giant hagfish

Eptatretus carlhubbsi

Seven gills in a body beyond one meter

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Large

Giant hagfish is a marine fish from Pacific Ocean. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 116 cm.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 116 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Wake Island, Guam, and Hawaii.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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