Myxinidae

5-gilled white mid-dorsal line hagfish

Eptatretus wandoensis

One white line cleaves the dark brown back

• White
• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Temperate fish

5-gilled white mid-dorsal line hagfish is a marine fish living in ocean habitats. One feature is particularly easy to remember: One white line cleaves the dark brown back.