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| Scientific Name |
Eptatretus longipinnis |
| Classified By |
Strahan, 1975 |
| Common Name |
Longfinned hagfish |
| Class |
Hagfishes (Myxini) |
| Order |
Hagfishes (Myxiniformes) |
| Family |
Hagfishes (Myxinidae) |
| Biology |
This species is distinguished from all its congeners by its ventral fin fold beginning anterior to the first pair of gill apertures . |
| Climate |
Temperate |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Depth From - meters |
14
m |
| Depth To - meters |
40
m |
| Zone |
demersal |
| Distribution |
Eastern Indian Ocean: Off Robe and off Cape Douglas, South Australia. |
| Region |
Eastern Indian Ocean |
| Range |
Unknown |
| Maximum Length |
62.7
cm |
| Common Length |
Unknown
cm |
| Environment |
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 14 - 40 m |
| Vulnerability |
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 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 |
4.2 s.e. 0.41 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 |