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Eptatretus okinoseanus (Dean, 1904)

Description

Gill pouches and gill apertures 8, with the latter arranged in a straight line, loosely spaced (Ref. 31545). Fused cusps 3/2, total cusps 44-49. Total slime pores 87-97. Eyespots present. Ventral finfold well developed. Caudal finfold well developed only from the tip of the tail dorsally to above origin of cloaca (Ref. 51420).

Common Names

  • Okinose imisuu , Estonian , Estonia
  • Murasaki-nuta-unagi , Japanese , Japan
  • 紫粘盲鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 紫粘盲鰻 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 紫粘盲鳗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Myxini

    Order: Myxiniformes

    Family: Myxinidae

    Genus: Eptatretus

    Species: Eptatretus okinoseanus (Dean, 1904)

    Climate Zone

  • migratory

    • Location

  • Northwest Pacific: Taiwan (Ref. 5193) and southern Japan.

    • Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    bathydemersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless