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Eptatretus mcconnaugheyi Wisner & McMillan, 1990

Shorthead hagfish
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Common names: Bruja cabeza chica, Shorthead hagfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Off s. California, 32°32'N, 117°21'07"W, 148 m (Ref. 31276).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fernholm, B., 1998
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Myxini (pirålar) (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);  mcconnaugheyi: In honor of Ronald R. McConnaughey, marine technician and diver, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who helped develop gear used to capture type. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; ej vandrande; djupintervall 43 - 415 m (Ref. 31276).   Deep-water

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