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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); moki: In honor of Hin-kiu Mok (b. 1947), National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan, for his many “outstanding” contributions to hagfish knowledge (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Michael Hin-Kiu Mok (d: 1947) is a Taiwanese marine biologist and ichthyologist who is a Research Associate, Vertebrate Zoology, Ichthyology, AMNH and after his retirement has become an Adjunct Professor, Department of Oceanography, National [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 100 m (Ref. 51420). Deep-water
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 51420)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Six pairs of gill pouches (GP) and apertures (GA); GA closely spaced (not crowded) in a nearly straight line. Fused cusps 3/2, total cusps 38-43. Prebranchial slime pores 18-21; total pores 75-82. Ventral finfold well developed with wide pale margin. Eyespots faint or absent (Ref. 51420).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
McMillan, C.B. and R.L. Wisner, 2004. Review of the hagfishes (Myxinidae, Myxiniformes) of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of three new species, Eptatretus fernholmi, Paramyxine moki, and P. walkeri. Zool. Stud. 43(1):51-73. (Ref. 51420)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
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=2.93 (2.74 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
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