Fourteen-gill hagfish

Eptatretus polytrema

Up to sixteen gill pairs open along each side

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

Fourteen-gill hagfish is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: Up to sixteen gill pairs open along each side.

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