Fourteen-gill hagfish (Eptatretus polytrema)

Scientific name: Eptatretus polytrema Girard, 1855

The Fourteen-gill hagfish (Eptatretus polytrema) is a marine fish of the family Myxinidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Chile.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eptatretus polytrema
Family
Myxinidae (Hagfishes)
Order
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes)
Class
Myxini (Hagfishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Depth range
10–350 m (33–1148 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 350 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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