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| Scientific Name |
Eptatretus stoutii |
| Classified By |
Lockington, 1878 |
| Common Name |
Pacific hagfish |
| Class |
Hagfishes (Myxini) |
| Order |
Hagfishes (Myxiniformes) |
| Family |
Hagfishes (Myxinidae) |
| Biology |
Inhabits fine silt and clay bottoms. Enters large fishes by way of the mouth and anus and feed on its viscera and muscles. May greatly diminish catches taken with fixed gears. Produces mucilaginous slime when harassed. Probably exhibits hermaphroditism. Due to its primitive metabolism it is collected for research purposes. |
| Climate |
Temperate |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Depth From - meters |
16
m |
| Depth To - meters |
633
m |
| Zone |
demersal |
| Distribution |
Eastern Pacific: southeastern Alaska to Bahia San Pablo, central Baja California, Mexico. |
| Region |
Eastern Pacific |
| Range |
Unknown |
| Maximum Length |
46.8
cm |
| Common Length |
Unknown
cm |
| Environment |
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 16 - 633 m |
| Vulnerability |
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100) |
| Resilience |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec = 28) |
| Threat To Humans |
Harmless |
| IUCN Red List Status |
Not Evaluated |
| Human Uses |
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums |
| Phylogenetic Diversity Index |
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes) |
| Trophic Level |
4.24 s.e. 0.70 Based on food items. |
| Is kept in Aquariums |
True |
| Occurs in Marine / Salt water |
True |
| Occurs in Brackish water |
False |
| Occurs in Fresh Water |
False |
| Occurs on Reefs |
False |