Goliath hagfish (Eptatretus goliath)

Scientific name: Eptatretus goliath Mincarone & Stewart, 2006

Goliath hagfish (Eptatretus goliath)

The Goliath hagfish (Eptatretus goliath) is a marine fish of the family Myxinidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, off New Zealand.

Biology

Diagnosis: Distinguished from its congeners by the unique combination of the following characters: 7 pairs of gill pouches; 3-cusp multicusps in anterior and posterior rows; 11-13 unicusps in anterior rows; 9 unicusps in posterior rows; 54 total cusps; 14-15 prebranchial pores; 57-58 trunk pores; 13-14 tail pores; 92 total pores; ventral finfold prominent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eptatretus goliath
Family
Myxinidae (Hagfishes)
Order
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes)
Class
Myxini (Hagfishes)
Maximum length
127.5
Depth range
811 m (2661 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 811 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: off New Zealand.
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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