Mok's Hagfish

Eptatretus moki

Thirty eight to forty two cusps crowd its mouth

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Medium

Mok's Hagfish is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Thirty eight to forty two cusps crowd its mouth.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 47 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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