| Eptatretus strickrotti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Superclass: | Cyclostomi |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Eptatretus |
| Species: | E. strickrotti |
| Binomial name | |
| Eptatretus strickrotti Møller & W. J. Jones, 2007 | |
Eptatretus strickrotti, commonly known as Strickrott's hagfish, is a hagfish of the genus Eptatretus , found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean south of Easter Island. The hagfish was found in March 2005 by DSV Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott, and a year later was determined by scientists to be a new species. It is the first hagfish recorded from a hydrothermal vent. [1]
