Fivegill hagfish (Eptatretus profundus)

Scientific name: Eptatretus profundus Barnard, 1923

The Fivegill hagfish (Eptatretus profundus) is a marine fish of the family Myxinidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, known only from the holotype taken off Cape Point, South Africa.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eptatretus profundus
Family
Myxinidae (Hagfishes)
Order
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes)
Class
Myxini (Hagfishes)
Maximum length
62.0
Depth range
732 m (2402 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 732 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: known only from the holotype taken off Cape Point, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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