Eptatretus minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Species:
E. minor
Binomial name
Eptatretus minor
Fernholm & C. L. Hubbs, 1981

Eptatretus minor is a bathydemersal and non-migratory hagfish of the genus Eptatretus.[1] It is found in the deep waters of the northern area of the Gulf of Mexico between Louisiana and Florida, at depths between 300 and 470 m. This hagfish is a relatively short and stout species, reaching a maximum length of nearly 40 cm.[2] It is only known from a few specimens.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. OCLC 38468784. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. โ†‘ Eptatretus minor - Fishbase
  3. โ†‘ IUCN - Eptatretus minor


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