Eptatretus

Classification

Genus: Eptatretus
Family: Myxinidae - Hagfishes
Order: Myxiniformes - Hagfishes
Class: Myxini - Hagfishes
Superclass: Agnatha - Jawless fishes

Description

Eptatretus is a large genus of hagfish. There are currently 49 recognized species in this genus.

Species

Sixgill hagfish
(Eptatretus hexatrema)

Honshu hagfish
(Eptatretus okinoseanus)

Mottled hagfish
(Eptatretus poicilus)

Eightgill hagfish
(Eptatretus octatrema)

Eptatretus nelsoni

Eptatretus nanii

Eptatretus multidens

Eptatretus moki

Eptatretus minor

Eptatretus menezesi

Eptatretus mendozai

McCosker’s hagfish
(Eptatretus mccoskeri)

Shorthead hagfish
(Eptatretus mcconnaugheyi)

Fourteen-gill hagfish
(Eptatretus polytrema)

Fivegill hagfish
(Eptatretus profundus)

Eptatretus yangi

Eptatretus wisneri

Eptatretus wayuu

5-gilled white mid-dorsal line hagfish
(Eptatretus wandoensis)

Eptatretus walkeri

Eptatretus taiwanae

Strickrott’s hagfish
(Eptatretus strickrotti)

Eptatretus strahani

Gulf hagfish
(Eptatretus springeri)

Cortez hagfish
(Eptatretus sinus)

Eptatretus sheni

Eptatretus luzonicus

Longfinned hagfish
(Eptatretus longipinnis)

Giant hagfish
(Eptatretus carlhubbsi)

Eptatretus caribbeaus

Inshore hagfish
(Eptatretus burgeri)

Bob Wisner’s hagfish
(Eptatretus bobwisneri)

Eptatretus bischoffii

Brown hagfish
(Eptatretus atami)

Eptatretus astrolabium

Eptatretus ancon

Whitish hagfish
(Eptatretus albiderma)

Eptatretus alastairi

Eptatretus cheni

Eptatretus chinensis

Broadgilled hagfish
(Eptatretus cirrhatus)

Eptatretus laurahubbsae

Eptatretus indrambaryai

Grouser’s hagfish
(Eptatretus grouseri)

Gosline’s hagfish
(Eptatretus goslinei)

Eptatretus gomoni

Goliath hagfish
(Eptatretus goliath)

Guadalupe hagfish
(Eptatretus fritzi)

Eptatretus fernholmi

Black hagfish
(Eptatretus deani)

Cryptic hagfish
(Eptatretus cryptus)

Eptatretus aceroi

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