Eptatretus polytrema (Girard, 1855)
Fourteen-gill hagfish

Family:  Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae
Max. size:  93 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 350 m, non-migratory
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Chile (from Coquimbo to Puerto Montt, Ref. 34263).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  TBK: demerspelag.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 13 November 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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