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Eptatretus goliath

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Species of jawless fish

Eptatretus goliath
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Eptatretus
Species: E. goliath
Binomial name
Eptatretus goliath
Mincarone & Stewart, 2006

Eptatretus goliath, the goliath hagfish, is the largest hagfish.

Habitat

It lives in the Southwest Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand.

References

  1. Mincarone, M.M. (2011). "Eptatretus goliath". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T196023A8994230. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T196023A8994230.en. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eptatretus goliath". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Eptatretus goliath


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