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Myxinidae

Mendoza's Hagfish

Eptatretus mendozai

Six gill pairs align with over seventy slime pores

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Anguilliform
Medium

Mendoza's Hagfish is a marine fish from Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 45 cm.

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

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