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Myxinidae

Gulf hagfish

Eptatretus springeri

Over forty long eggs can line the body cavity

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Anguilliform
Large

Gulf hagfish is known from Western Central Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 59 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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