Eptatretus minor

Eptatretus minor
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Superclass:	Cyclostomi
Class:	Myxini
Order:	Myxiniformes
Family:	Myxinidae
Genus:	Eptatretus
Species:	E. minor
Binomial name
Eptatretus minor Fernholm & C. L. Hubbs, 1981

Eptatretus minor is a bathydemersal and non-migratory hagfish of the genus Eptatretus . ^[1] It is found in the deep waters of the northern area of the Gulf of Mexico between Louisiana and Florida, at depths between 300 and 470 m. This hagfish is a relatively short and stout species, reaching a maximum length of nearly 40 cm. ^[2] It is only known from a few specimens. ^[3]

References

1. McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-292-75206-1. OCLC   38468784 . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
2. Eptatretus minor - Fishbase
3. IUCN - Eptatretus minor