Description

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5 pairs gill pouches and gill apertures, closely spaced in a straight line; branchial slime pores absent; fused unicuspid teeth 3/3; dental formula: 10 + 3/3 + 10; no whitish mid-dorsal stripe.

Common Names

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Cheni imisuu , Estonian , Estonia

无目鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

陈氏副盲鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

陳氏副盲鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

陳氏副盲鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

青眠鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

鳗背 , Mandarin Chinese , China

龙筋 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Eptatretus

Species: Eptatretus cheni (Shen & Tao, 1975)

Climate Zone

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migratory

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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bathydemersal

Conservation Status

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Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

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Harmless