Honshu hagfish
(Eptatretus okinoseanus)

Classification

Species: Eptatretus okinoseanus

General data

Scientific names: Honshu hagfish
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Temperate
Native to coast of: Asia
Distribution: Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean

Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and southern Japan

Size
Max length : 80 cm TL

Short description
Gill pouches and gill apertures 8, with the latter arranged in a straight line, loosely spaced. Fused cusps 3/2, total cusps 44-49. Total slime pores 87-97. Eyespots present. Ventral finfold well developed. Caudal finfold well developed only from the tip of the tail dorsally to above origin of cloaca.