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Eptatretus hexatrema (Müller, 1836)

Sixgill hagfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Cape sea-slang, Cape sea-snake, Seskief-slymslang
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Fernholm, B., 1986
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the west coast to Durban. Also Ref. 4537.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fernholm, B., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Seskief-slymslang, Seksgællet slimål, 蛭口粘鳗, ... more

分类 / Names 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Myxini 盲鳗纲 (丑鱼) (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);  hexatrema: hexa- (Gr.), six; trema (Gr.) hole, referring to six gill apertures per side. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Müller.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生态学

海洋 居于水底的; 非迁移的; 深度上下限 10 - 400 m (Ref. 36731), usually 10 - 45 m (Ref. 31276).   亞熱帶的; 23°S - 35°S

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