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| Scientific Name |
Eptatretus cirrhatus |
| Classified By |
Forster, 1801 |
| Common Name |
Broadgilled hagfish |
| Class |
Hagfishes (Myxini) |
| Order |
Hagfishes (Myxiniformes) |
| Family |
Hagfishes (Myxinidae) |
| Biology |
Dorsal
spines
: 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
: 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 0. This species differs from all its congeners except E. caribbeaus, E. goliath,
E. menezesi and E. strahani by having 7 pairs of gill pouches and three-cusp multicusps on the anterior and posterior rows of cusps. It differs from E. caribbeaus in number of anterior unicusps , posterior unicusps , total cusps and prebranchial pores ; from E. goliath in number of anterior unicusps , total
cusps and trunk pores ; from E. menezesi in number of posterior unicusps , total cusps , tail pores ; from E. strahani by its number of prebranchial pores . |
| Climate |
Deep-water |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Depth From - meters |
40
m |
| Depth To - meters |
700
m |
| Zone |
bathydemersal |
| Distribution |
Western Pacific: southern and eastern Australia and New Zealand. |
| Region |
Western Pacific |
| Range |
Unknown |
| Maximum Length |
83.0
cm |
| Common Length |
Unknown
cm |
| Environment |
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 40 - 700 m |
| Vulnerability |
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100) |
| Resilience |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be |
| Threat To Humans |
Harmless |
| IUCN Red List Status |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Human Uses |
Unknown |
| Phylogenetic Diversity Index |
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes) |
| Trophic Level |
5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items. |
| Is kept in Aquariums |
False |
| Occurs in Marine / Salt water |
True |
| Occurs in Brackish water |
False |
| Occurs in Fresh Water |
False |
| Occurs on Reefs |
False |