Broadgilled hagfish (Eptatretus cirrhatus)

Scientific name: Eptatretus cirrhatus Forster, 1801

Broadgilled hagfish (Eptatretus cirrhatus)

The Broadgilled hagfish (Eptatretus cirrhatus) is a marine fish of the family Myxinidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern and eastern Australia and New Zealand.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. This species differs from all its congeners except E. caribbeaus, E. goliath, E. menezesi and E. strahani by having 7 pairs of gill pouches and three-cusp multicusps on the anterior and posterior rows of cusps. It differs from E. caribbeaus in number of anterior unicusps, posterior unicusps, total cusps and prebranchial pores; from E. goliath in number of anterior unicusps, total cusps and trunk pores; from E. menezesi in number of posterior unicusps, total cusps, tail pores; from E. strahani by its number of prebranchial pores.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eptatretus cirrhatus
Family
Myxinidae (Hagfishes)
Order
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes)
Class
Myxini (Hagfishes)
Maximum length
83.0
Depth range
40–700 m (131–2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 40 - 700 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern and eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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