| Common name | Cryptic hagfish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | New Zealand |
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| Ref. | Zintzen, V., C.D. Roberts, L. Shepherd, A.L. Stewart, C.D. Struther, M.J. Anderson, M. McVeagh, M. Noren and B. Fernholm, 2015 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | From the Greek kryptos (hidden, secret), referring to the morphology of this species, which is very similar to that of E. cirrhatus, with which it has been confused in the past. |