Taiwan Hagfish

Eptatretus taiwanae

Six gill openings crowd along gray brown flanks

Taiwan Hagfish is a marine fish recorded from ocean habitats. A concise clue to the species is: Six gill openings crowd along gray brown flanks.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 33.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: northeastern and southwestern parts of Taiwan.

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