Fivegill hagfish

Eptatretus profundus

Five gills lead into over eighty slime pores

Fivegill hagfish is a marine fish found around Southeast Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 62 cm.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 62 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: known only from the holotype taken off Cape Point, South Africa.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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