Description

A seven-gilled species of Eptatretus; a 3-cusp multicusp on both the anterior and posterior sets of cusps; total slime pores 86-94; tail slime pores 14-18; ventral finfold vestigial; body light brown and caudal finfold dark brown (Ref. 36999).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Myxini

Order: Myxiniformes

Family: Myxinidae

Genus: Eptatretus

Species: Eptatretus menezesi Mincarone, 2000

Climate Zone

Location

• Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.

Biology

This species lives on the continental slope. It is a scavenger caught together with dead fish.

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless