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
Maximum length: 93 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Chile (from Coquimbo to Puerto Montt, Ref. 34263 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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