Fourteen-gill hagfish (Eptatretus polytrema) fish species and information / pictures of Fourteen-gill hagfish - Eptatretus polytrema

Fourteen-gill hagfish (Eptatretus polytrema) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eptatretus polytrema

Common Name
Fourteen-gill hagfish

Biology
Unknown

Classification

Classified By
Girard, 1855
Class
Hagfishes (Myxini)
Order
Hagfishes (Myxiniformes)
Family
Hagfishes (Myxinidae)

Distribution

Region
Southeast Pacific
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Range
30°S - 42°S

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
10 m
Depth To - meters
350 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 350 m
Trophic Level
4.25 s.e. 0.47 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
46.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 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