Sixgill hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema) fish species and information / pictures of Sixgill hagfish - Eptatretus hexatrema

Sixgill hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eptatretus hexatrema

Common Name
Sixgill hagfish

Biology
Commonly burrows in muddy bottoms. Feeds mostly by scavenging on dead or disabled fish.

Classification

Classified By

M?ller, 1836

Class

Hagfishes (Myxini)

Order

Hagfishes (Myxiniformes)

Family

Hagfishes (Myxinidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: known only from Walvis Bay, Namibia to Durban, South Africa.

Range

23°S - 35°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 400 m , usually 10 - 45 m

Trophic Level

4.5 s.e. 0.55 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

80.0 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: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 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