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Ecological Illustration of Bengal Hagfish (Eptatretus indrambaryai)
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Myxinidae

Bengal Hagfish

Eptatretus indrambaryai

White ringed pores line an Andaman hagfish

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium

Bengal Hagfish is a marine fish of Indian Ocean. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 43.7 cm.

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