Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Median fins without rays (Ref. 9841).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Eptatretus

Species: Eptatretus carlhubbsi McMillan & Wisner, 1984

Climate Zone

Biology

Largest known hagfish.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless