Description

Gill apertures 6. Slime pores: prebranchial 16-19; branchial 2-5; trunk 52-57; tail 9-13; total 84-92.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Eptatretus

Species: Eptatretus springeri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1952)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless