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| Scientific Name |
Eptatretus hexatrema |
| Classified By |
M?ller, 1836 |
| Common Name |
Sixgill hagfish |
| Class |
Hagfishes (Myxini) |
| Order |
Hagfishes (Myxiniformes) |
| Family |
Hagfishes (Myxinidae) |
| Biology |
Commonly burrows in muddy bottoms. Feeds mostly by scavenging on dead or disabled fish. |
| Climate |
Subtropical |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
Unknown °C |
| Depth From - meters |
10
m |
| Depth To - meters |
400
m |
| Zone |
demersal |
| Distribution |
Southeast Atlantic: known only from Walvis Bay, Namibia to Durban, South Africa. |
| Region |
Southeast Atlantic |
| Range |
23°S - 35°S |
| Maximum Length |
80.0
cm |
| Common Length |
Unknown
cm |
| Environment |
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 400 m , usually 10 - 45 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 |
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 |
4.5 s.e. 0.55 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 |