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| Scientific Name |
Eptatretus goliath |
| Classified By |
Mincarone & Stewart, 2006 |
| Common Name |
Goliath hagfish |
| Class |
Hagfishes (Myxini) |
| Order |
Hagfishes (Myxiniformes) |
| Family |
Hagfishes (Myxinidae) |
| Biology |
Diagnosis: Distinguished from its congeners by the unique combination of the following characters: 7 pairs of gill pouches; 3-cusp multicusps in anterior and posterior rows; 11-13 unicusps in anterior rows; 9 unicusps in posterior rows; 54 total cusps; 14-15 prebranchial pores; 57-58 trunk pores; 13-14 tail pores; 92 total pores; ventral finfold prominent. |
| Climate |
Subtropical |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Depth From - meters |
Unknown
m |
| Depth To - meters |
811
m |
| Zone |
benthopelagic |
| Distribution |
Southwest Pacific: off New Zealand. |
| Region |
Southwest Pacific |
| Range |
Unknown |
| Maximum Length |
127.5
cm |
| Common Length |
Unknown
cm |
| Environment |
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 811 m |
| Vulnerability |
High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100) |
| Resilience |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be |
| Threat To Humans |
Harmless |
| IUCN Red List Status |
Not Evaluated |
| 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 |
4.66 s.e. 0.51 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
| 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 |