Sixgill hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema)

Scientific name: Eptatretus hexatrema M?ller, 1836

Sixgill hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema)

The Sixgill hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema) is a marine fish of the family Myxinidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, known only from Walvis Bay, Namibia to Durban, South Africa.

Biology

Commonly burrows in muddy bottoms. Feeds mostly by scavenging on dead or disabled fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eptatretus hexatrema
Family
Myxinidae (Hagfishes)
Order
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes)
Class
Myxini (Hagfishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Depth range
10–400 m (33–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 400 m, usually 10 - 45 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: known only from Walvis Bay, Namibia to Durban, South Africa.
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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