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Eptatretus bahamensis Mincarone, Fernholm & Fudge, 2024 |
| Family: | Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae | |||
| Max. size: | 31.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 560 - 591 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished from by the following characters: with five pairs of gill pouches and gill apertures which are well-spaced and arranged in a nearly straight line; branchial slime pores 4-5; prebranchial pores18; body depth 5.7% TL; trunk pores 47-49, total pores 82-85; nasal-sinus papillae 2; with a 3/2 multicusp pattern; total cusps 54 (Ref. 131344). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||