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
Water type: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform