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Myxinidae

Gomon's Hagfish

Eptatretus gomoni

Three barbels probing western Australian mud slopes

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

Gomon'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
Maximum length: 79 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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