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Myxinidae

Little Hagfish

Eptatretus minor

A white dorsal line across Gulf waters

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Medium

Little Hagfish is known from Western Central Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 39.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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