Eptatretus goliath, the goliath hagfish, is the largest hagfish.
Eptatretus goliath | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Myxini |
Order: | Myxiniformes |
Family: | Myxinidae |
Genus: | Eptatretus |
Species: | E. goliath
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Binomial name | |
Eptatretus goliath Mincarone & Stewart, 2006
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Habitat
editIt lives in the Southwest Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eptatretus goliath". FishBase.