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Common names: Blind eel, Broadgilled hagfish, Hagfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the Northeast North Island to Snares Island (Ref. 45524), including Chathams Island (Ref. 45493). Reported to be most abundant around South Island, at depths from 1 to 1100 m (Ref. 85052). Abundant in Hawke Bay (Ref. 89422).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Classification / Names

Myxini (hagfishes) > Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) > Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Eptatretinae
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Common names from other countries

Hagfish, Pasliznatka banksova, 新西兰粘盲鳗, ... more

Main reference

Fernholm, B. 1998. (Ref. 31276)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 97.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101563)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 1100 m (Ref. 89422), usually 40 - 700 m (Ref. 31276)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?

Distribution

Western Pacific: southern and eastern Australia and New Zealand.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. This species differs from all its congeners except E. caribbeaus, E. goliath, E. menezesi and E. strahani by having 7 pairs of gill pouches and three-cusp multicusps on the anterior and posterior rows of cusps. It differs from E. caribbeaus in number of anterior unicusps (8-11 vs. 11-13), posterior unicusps (7-9 vs. 10-11), total cusps (43-51 vs. 54-58) and prebranchial pores (16-20 vs. 13-15); from E. goliath in number of anterior unicusps (8-11 vs. 11-13), total cusps (43-51 vs. 54) and trunk pores (46-53 vs. 57-58); from E. menezesi in number of posterior unicusps (7-9 vs. 9-12), total cusps (43-51 vs. 52-60), tail pores (10-14 vs. 14-18); from E. strahani by its number of prebranchial pores (16-20 vs. 13-16) (Ref. 85052).

Occurs on soft bottoms of the continental slope (Ref. 7300). Able to form locally abundant populations and is often associated with inshore reefs (Ref. 85052).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
5.0 ±0.50 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low

Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)