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Eptatretus octatrema (Barnard, 1923)

Common Names

  • Agkief-slymslang
  • Otteg\u00e6llet slim\u00e5l
  • Eightgill hagfish
  • Kaheksapilune imisuu
  • \u516b\u9c13\u7c98\u76f2\u9c3b
  • \u516b\u9cc3\u7c98\u76f2\u9cd7

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Myxini

    Order: Myxiniformes

    Family: Myxinidae

    Genus: Eptatretus

    Species: Eptatretus octatrema (Barnard, 1923)

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

    • Southeast Atlantic: known from the holotype taken from the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

    Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Critically Endangered

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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