|
|
|
|
|
| Scientific Name |
Myxine glutinosa |
| Classified By |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Common Name |
Hagfish |
| Class |
Hagfishes (Myxini) |
| Order |
Hagfishes (Myxiniformes) |
| Family |
Hagfishes (Myxinidae) |
| Biology |
Found on muddy bottoms where they hide in the mud. Slime is used for defense. Feeds chiefly on dead and dying fish of varying species by boring into the body and consuming viscera and musculature. Chiefly nocturnal. Its eggs are few in number about 19-30 and large , the horny shell has a cluster of anchor-tipped filaments at each end. |
| Climate |
Temperate |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Depth From - meters |
30
m |
| Depth To - meters |
1200
m |
| Zone |
demersal |
| Distribution |
North Atlantic: Murmansk to the Mediterranean Sea; Greenland to USA. Absent in eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. Only hagfish in the Northeast Atlantic. |
| Region |
North Atlantic |
| Range |
72°N - 25°N, 79°W - 41°E |
| Maximum Length |
80.0
cm |
| Common Length |
40
cm |
| Environment |
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 30 - 1200 m |
| Vulnerability |
Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100) |
| Resilience |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec= 20-30) |
| Threat To Humans |
Harmless |
| IUCN Red List Status |
Not Evaluated |
| Human Uses |
Fisheries: of no interest |
| Phylogenetic Diversity Index |
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes) |
| Trophic Level |
3.45 s.e. 0.66 Based on diet studies. |
| 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 |