Juan Fernandez Hagfish

Eptatretus laurahubbsae

Known juveniles carry nearly a hundred slime pores

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Anguilliform
Medium

Juan Fernandez Hagfish is a marine fish living in ocean habitats. One feature is particularly easy to remember: Known juveniles carry nearly a hundred slime pores.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 37.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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