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Bischoff's Hagfish (Eptatretus bischoffii)
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Bischoff's Hagfish (Eptatretus bischoffii) specimen
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Myxinidae

Bischoff's Hagfish

Eptatretus bischoffii

Ten gill openings line the shorter branchial region

  • Temperate
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South America
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Bischoff's Hagfish is known around Southeast Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 55 cm.

Family
Myxinidae
Maximum length
55 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: off Chile.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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