Eptatretus deani, Black hagfish

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Eptatretus deani (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907)

Black hagfish
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গুীরহর (হ্যাগফিশ) (hagfishes) > Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) > Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Eptatretinae
Etymology: Eptatretus: hepta (Gr.), seven; tretos (Gr.), perforated (i.e., with holes), referring to seven gill apertures on what would later be described as Homea banksii (=E. cirrhatus) [range within genus is 6-14 pairs of gill apertures]. (See ETYFish);  deani: In honor of American ichthyologist Bashford Dean (1867-1928), American Museum of Natural History, for his work on the embryology of E. stoutii. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: Evermann & Goldsborough.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান


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