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Myxini (Kieferlose) (hagfishes) >
Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) >
Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Eptatretinae
Etymology: Eptatretus: hepta (Gr.), seven; tretos (Gr.), perforated (i.e., with holes), referring to seven gill apertures on what would later be described as Homea banksii (=E. cirrhatus) [range within genus is 6-14 pairs of gill apertures] (See ETYFish); sunilii: Name 'sunilii' in honor of Mr. Sunil Raj, a fisherman from Kollam, Kerala, whose efforts contributed to the deep-sea collection from southwest coast of India (Ref. 133001).
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 400 - 600 m (Ref. 133001). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.7 cm TL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: Eight-gilled with 3/2 multicusp pattern; eight anterior and posterior unicusps; 42 total cusps; total pores 68-78 (prebranchial 10-12, branchial 7, trunk 41-48 and tail 10-12); brown-colored body; prominent eyespot; VFF inconspicuous (Ref. 133001).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
George, I.E., K.K. Bineesh, E.A. Sharon, R. Bhaskar, M. Hashim and D. Banerjee, 2025. A new species of eight-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) off Kerala, Western Indian Ocean. Species 2025 26:e2s1751. (Ref. 133001)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00204 (0.00094 - 0.00444), b=2.92 (2.72 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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