| Family: |
Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae |
| Max. size: |
32.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); 35.6 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 512 - 577 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific: known only from the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 31788). |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished from its congeners except E. gomoni, E. luzonicus, E. octatrema, E. okinoseanus by the following characters: eight pairs of gill apertures that are well-spaced and arranged in an almost straight line; teeth 3/2 multicusps pattern; total cusps 44-47 (vs. 50 in E. gomoni, 38-40 in E. octatrema); prebranchial pores 9-11 (vs. 12-13 in E. gomoni, 22-26 in E. octatrema, 13-17 in E. okinoseanus); trunk pores 43-47 (vs. 57-58 in E. gomoni, 63-68 in E. octatrema, 54-61 in E. okinoseanus); total pores 73-76 (vs. 91-93 in E. gomoni, 77-82 in E. indrambaryai, 84-88 in E. luzonicus, 104-117 in E. octatrema, 87-97 in
E. okinoseanus); nasal-sinus papillae absent (vs. one single nasal-sinus papilla in E. luzonicus, two bilaterally symmetrical nasal-sinus papillae in E. octatrema) (Ref. 123790).
Description: face mostly white, including mouth and base of labial barbels; other barbels dark, with occasional white spots or tips; eye spots distinct, large and irregularly shaped; ventral finfold vestigial or absent; caudal finfold well developed (Ref. 31788). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 November 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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