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Myxinidae

Alastair's Hagfish

Eptatretus alastairi

Twin symmetric papillae hide in the nasal sinus roof

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Alastair's Hagfish is known from Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform

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