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Myxinidae

5-gilled white mid-dorsal line hagfish

Eptatretus wandoensis

One white line cleaves the dark brown back

  • White
  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

5-gilled white mid-dorsal line hagfish is a marine fish living in ocean habitats. One feature is particularly easy to remember: One white line cleaves the dark brown back.

Family
Myxinidae
Maximum length
29.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Sea of Korea / Sea of Japan / East Sea.

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