Inshore hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri) fish species and information / pictures of Inshore hagfish - Eptatretus burgeri

Inshore hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eptatretus burgeri

Common Name
Inshore hagfish

Biology
Six pairs of gill pouches and gill apertures in a rarely variable linear arrangement. Branchial slime pores, 4-6. The last left gill aperture is closely adjacent to but separate from the pharyngocutaneous duct. Eyes spots are prominent. White mid-dorsal line prominent; fused cusps 3/2, total cusps 40-42; total slime pores 81-92.

Classification

Classified By

Girard, 1855

Class

Hagfishes (Myxini)

Order

Hagfishes (Myxiniformes)

Family

Hagfishes (Myxinidae)

Distribution

Region

Northwest Pacific

Distribution

Northwest Pacific: Sea of Japan and eastern Japan to Taiwan.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

270 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 270 m

Trophic Level

4.5 s.e. 0.80 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

60.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated