Eptatretus yangi (Teng, 1958)
Eptatretus yangi
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

 Family:  Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae
 Max. size:  29.6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 20 - 50 m, non-migratory
 Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and the South China Sea.
 Diagnosis:  Gill apertures usually 5. Slime pores: prebranchial 17-23; branchial 0; trunk 39-47; tail 7-12; total 68-79. Gill apertures nonlinear and crowded.
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 28.09.99
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 30.03.10
 Checked by: Fernholm, Bo - 09.01.04

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