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Eptatretus sheni (Kuo, Huang & Mok, 1994) |
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photo by
The Fish Database of Taiwan |
| Family: | Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae | |||
| Max. size: | 43 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 800 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 6 pairs gill pouches and gill apertures; gill apertures usually closely spaced in a straight line, but never crowded together; fused unicuspid teeth 3/3; dental formula: 11 + 3/3 + 10; no whitish mid-dorsal stripe; eye spots prominent. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 November 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||