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Eptatretus menezesi Mincarone, 2000 |
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photo by
Vaske Jr., T. |
| Family: | Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae | |||
| Max. size: | 73.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 250 - 530 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | A seven-gilled species of Eptatretus; a 3-cusp multicusp on both the anterior and posterior sets of cusps; total slime pores 86-94; tail slime pores 14-18; ventral finfold vestigial; body light brown and caudal finfold dark brown (Ref. 36999). | |||
| Biology: | This species lives on the continental slope. It is a scavenger caught together with dead fish. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 November 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||