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Longfinned hagfish (Eptatretus longipinnis)
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Longfinned hagfish (Eptatretus longipinnis) specimen
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Myxinidae

Longfinned hagfish

Eptatretus longipinnis

Its ventral finfold reaches ahead of the first gill

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Anguilliform
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Longfinned hagfish is known from Eastern Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Family
Myxinidae
Maximum length
62.7 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Off Robe and off Cape Douglas, South Australia.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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