Myxinidae

Brown hagfish

Eptatretus atami

Faint eyespots accompany a nearly vanished ventral finfold

• Brown
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Anguilliform
• Large

Brown hagfish is a marine fish recorded from ocean habitats. A concise clue to the species is: Faint eyespots accompany a nearly vanished ventral finfold.