Valparaiso Hagfish

Eptatretus nanii

Egg polar caps form without protruding anchor filaments

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Large

Valparaiso Hagfish is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: Egg polar caps form without protruding anchor filaments.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 66.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: off Chile.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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