Walker's Hagfish

Eptatretus walkeri

Pale edged gills leave no slime pores between

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Large

Walker's Hagfish is a marine fish of ocean habitats. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Pale edged gills leave no slime pores between.

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