Giant hagfish (Eptatretus carlhubbsi) fish species and information / pictures of Giant hagfish - Eptatretus carlhubbsi

Giant hagfish (Eptatretus carlhubbsi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eptatretus carlhubbsi

Common Name
Giant hagfish

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Median fins without rays.

Classification

Classified By

McMillan & Wisner, 1984

Class

Hagfishes (Myxini)

Order

Hagfishes (Myxiniformes)

Family

Hagfishes (Myxinidae)

Distribution

Region

Pacific Ocean

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Wake Island, Guam, and Hawaii.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

481 m

Depth To - meters

1574 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 481 - 1574 m

Trophic Level

4.62 s.e. 0.51 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

116 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (62 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