Cortez hagfish

Eptatretus sinus

Tangled anchor filaments extend from both egg poles

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium

Cortez hagfish is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Tangled anchor filaments extend from both egg poles.

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