Eptatretus minor
Species of jawless fish
Eptatretus minor | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | Myxini |
Order: | Myxiniformes |
Family: | Myxinidae |
Genus: | Eptatretus |
Species: | E. minor |
Binomial name | |
Eptatretus minor Fernholm & C. L. Hubbs, 1981 |
Eptatretus minor is a bathydemersal and non-migratory hagfish of the genus Eptatretus.[1] It is found in the deep waters of the northern area of the Gulf of Mexico between Louisiana and Florida, at depths between 300 and 470 m. This hagfish is a relatively short and stout species, reaching a maximum length of nearly 40 cm.[2] It is only known from a few specimens.[3]
References
- ^ McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. OCLC 38468784. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Eptatretus minor - Fishbase
- ^ IUCN - Eptatretus minor
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