Eptatretus strickrotti

Eptatretus strickrotti is a hagfish of the genus Eptatretus, found in the Pacific Ocean depths south of Easter Island.

The Eptatretus strickrotti lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 2100 - 2300 m environment.

Eptatretus strickrotti is a hagfish of the genus Eptatretus, found in the Pacific Ocean depths south of Easter Island. More

The Eptatretus strickrotti was vacuumed into a submarine canister known as the "slurp gun. More

The lone specimen of Eptatretus strickrotti has been preserved and stored in the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (Figure 1 from Moller, P.R., and W. J. Jones. 2007. Biol. Bull. 212: 40-54. Reproduced with permission from MBL, Woods Hole, Mass. More

Order : Myxiniformes
Family : Myxinidae
Genus : Eptatretus
Species : Eptatretus strickrotti
Authority : M