Myxinidae

Eightgill hagfish

Eptatretus octatrema

Eight breathing windows line each side off South Africa

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Eightgill hagfish is a marine fish from Southeast Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.