Wisner's Hagfish

Eptatretus wisneri

Six crowded gill openings line up behind visible eyespots

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

Wisner's Hagfish is a marine fish of ocean habitats. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Six crowded gill openings line up behind visible eyespots.

Class: Hagfishes
Order: Hagfishes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Maximum length: 33.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: southeast of Taiwan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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