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Myxini (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); moki: In honor of Hin-kiu Mok (b. 1947), National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan, for his many “outstanding” contributions to hagfish knowledge. (See ETYFish).

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Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 51420). Deep-water

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Northwest Pacific: Japan.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 51420)

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Six pairs of gill pouches (GP) and apertures (GA); GA closely spaced (not crowded) in a nearly straight line. Fused cusps 3/2, total cusps 38-43. Prebranchial slime pores 18-21; total pores 75-82. Ventral finfold well developed with wide pale margin. Eyespots faint or absent (Ref. 51420).

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McMillan, C.B. and R.L. Wisner, 2004. Review of the hagfishes (Myxinidae, Myxiniformes) of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of three new species, Eptatretus fernholmi, Paramyxine moki, and P. walkeri. Zool. Stud. 43(1):51-73. (Ref. 51420)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 13 November 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Eptatretus moki (McMillan & Wisner, 2004)