Klassifizierung / Names
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Myxini (Kieferlose) (hagfishes) >
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) >
Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Eptatretinae
Etymology: Eptatretus: hepta (Gr.), seven; tretos (Gr.), perforated (i.e., with holes), referring to seven gill apertures on what would later be described as Homea banksii (=E. cirrhatus) [range within genus is 6-14 pairs of gill apertures] (See ETYFish); bahamensis: Named for its type locality, the Bahamas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 560 - 591 m (Ref. 131344). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.3 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 131344)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
This species is distinguished from by the following characters: with five pairs of gill pouches and gill apertures which are well-spaced and arranged in a nearly straight line; branchial slime pores 4-5; prebranchial pores18; body depth 5.7% TL; trunk pores 47-49, total pores 82-85; nasal-sinus papillae 2; with a 3/2 multicusp pattern; total cusps 54 (Ref. 131344).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Mincarone, M.M., B. Fernholm and D.S. Fudge, 2024. A new Western Atlantic species of five-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) from the Bahamas. Ichthyology & Herpetology 112(2):180-187. (Ref. 131344)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).