shorthead hagfish

Eptatretus mcconnaugheyi

Anchor filaments chain its mature eggs in rows

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium

shorthead hagfish is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Anchor filaments chain its mature eggs in rows.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 48.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: off southern California and in lower Gulf of California.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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