Eptatretus sheni (Kuo, Huang & Mok, 1994) |
photo by
The Fish Database of Taiwan |
Family: | Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae | |||
Max. size: | 43 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 800 m, non-migratory | |||
Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan. | |||
Diagnosis: | 6 pairs gill pouches and gill apertures; gill apertures usually closely spaced in a straight line, but never crowded together; fused unicuspid teeth 3/3; dental formula: 11 + 3/3 + 10; no whitish mid-dorsal stripe; eye spots prominent. | |||
Biology: | ||||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 November 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |