Gosline's hagfish

Eptatretus goslinei

Twin symmetric papillae rise inside the nasal sinus

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Medium

Gosline's hagfish is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Twin symmetric papillae rise inside the nasal sinus.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 36 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Is.

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