| Eptatretus minor | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Eptatretus |
| Species: | E. minor
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| Binomial name | |
| Eptatretus minor
Fernholm &
C. L. Hubbs, 1981
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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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Data related to
Eptatretus minor at Wikispecies
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| Eptatretus minor | |
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|
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|
Scientific classification
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| 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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Data related to
Eptatretus minor at Wikispecies
|
| This jawless fish-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |