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Myxinidae

Colombian Hagfish

Eptatretus ancon

The first gill duct triples the last

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Anguilliform
Medium

Colombian Hagfish is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: The first gill duct triples the last.

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

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