Eptatretus Explained

Eptatretus is a large genus of hagfish.

Species

There are currently 49 recognized species in this genus:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Eptatretus aceroi Polanco Fernández & Fernholm, 2014 (Acero's hagfish)^[4]
• Eptatretus alastairi Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010 (Alastair's hagfish)
• Eptatretus ancon H. K. Mok, Saavedra-Diaz & Acero P, 2001
• Eptatretus astrolabium Fernholm & Mincarone, 2010 (Astrolabe hagfish)
• Eptatretus atami Dean, 1904 (Brown hagfish)
• Eptatretus bischoffii A. F. Schneider, 1880 (Bischoff's hagfish)
• Eptatretus bobwisneri Fernholm, Norén, S. O. Kullander, Quattrini, Zintzen, C. D. Roberts, H. K. Mok & C. H. Kuo, 2013 (Bob Wisner's hagfish)^[5]
• Eptatretus burgeri Girard, 1855 (Inshore hagfish)
• Eptatretus caribbeaus Fernholm, 1982 (Fernholm's Caribbean hagfish)
• Eptatretus carlhubbsi C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 1984 (Giant hagfish)
• Eptatretus cheni S. C. Shen & H. J. Tao, 1975
• Eptatretus chinensis C. H. Kuo & H. K. Mok, 1994 (Taiwanese hagfish)
• Eptatretus cirrhatus J. R. Forster, 1801 (Broadgilled hagfish)
• Eptatretus cryptus C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 2015 (Cryptic hagfish) ^[6]
• Eptatretus deani Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907 (Black hagfish)
• Eptatretus fritzi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1990 (Guadalupe hagfish)
• Eptatretus goliath Mincarone & D. J. Stewart, 2006 (Goliath hagfish)
• Eptatretus gomoni Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010 (Gomon's hagfish)
• Eptatetrus goslinei
• Eptatretus grouseri C. B. McMillan, 1999 (Galapagos hagfish)
• Eptatretus hexatrema J. P. Müller, 1836 (Sixgill hagfish)
• Eptatretus indrambaryai Wongratana, 1983 (Bengal hagfish)
• Eptatretus laurahubbsae C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 1984 (Juan Fernandez hagfish)
• Eptatretus longipinnis Strahan, 1975 (Longfinned hagfish)
• Eptatretus luzonicus Fernholm, Norén, S. O. Kullander, Quattrini, Zintzen, C. D. Roberts, H. K. Mok & C. H. Kuo, 2013 (Luzon hagfish)^[5]
• Eptatretus mcconnaugheyi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1990 (Shorthead hagfish)
• Eptatretus mccoskeri C. B. McMillan, 1999 (McMillan's hagfish)
• Eptatretus mendozai Hensley, 1985 (Mendoza's hagfish)
• Eptatretus menezesi Mincarone, 2000 (Santa Catarina hagfish)
• Eptatretus minor Fernholm & C. L. Hubbs, 1981
• Eptatretus moki C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 2004 (Mok's hagfish)
• Eptatretus multidens Fernholm & C. L. Hubbs, 1981
• Eptatretus nanii Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1988 (Valparaiso hagfish)^[7]
• Eptatretus nelsoni C. H. Kuo, K. F. Huang & H. K. Mok, 1994 (Nelson's hagfish)
• Eptatretus octatrema Barnard, 1923 (Eightgill hagfish)
• Eptatretus okinoseanus Dean, 1904 (Sagami hagfish)
• Eptatretus poicilus Zintzen & C. D. Roberts, 2015 (Mottled hagfish) ^[6]
• Eptatretus polytrema Girard, 1855 (Fourteen-gill hagfish)
• Eptatretus profundus Barnard, 1923 (Fivegill hagfish)
• Eptatretus sheni C. H. Kuo, K. F. Huang & H. K. Mok, 1994
• Eptatretus sinus Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1990 (Cortez hagfish)
• Eptatretus springeri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1952 (Gulf hagfish)
• Eptatretus stoutii Lockington, 1878 (Pacific hagfish)
• Eptatretus strahani C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 1984 (Strahan's hagfish)
• Eptatretus strickrotti Møller & W. J. Jones, 2007 (Strickrott's hagfish)
• Eptatretus taiwanae S. C. Shen & H. J. Tao, 1975 (Taiwan hagfish)
• Eptatretus walkeri C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 2004
• Eptatretus wayuu H. K. Mok, Saavedra-Diaz & Acero P, 2001 (Honshu hagfish)
• Eptatretus yangi Teng, 1958

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Froese . R.. Pauly. D.. 2017. Petromyzontidae. FishBase version (02/2017). 18 May 2017.
3. Mincarone. M M. Plachetzki. D. McCord. C L. Winegard. T M. Fernholm. B. Gonzalez. C J. Fudge. D S. 2021. Review of the hagfishes (Myxinidae) from the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of four new species and their phylogenetic relationships. 192. 2. 453–474. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa178. 0024-4082. free.
4. Polanco Fernandez, A. & Fernholm, B. (2014): A New Species of Hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) from the Colombian Caribbean. Copeia, 2014 (3): 530–533.
5. Fernholm, B., Norén, M., Kullander, S.O., Quattrini, A.M., Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Mok, H.-K. & Kuo, C.-H. (2013): Hagfish phylogeny and taxonomy, with description of the new genus Rubicundus (Craniata, Myxinidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 51 (4): 296–307.
6. Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Shepherd, L., Stewart, A.L., Struthers, C.D., Anderson, M.J., McVeagh, M., Noren, M. & Fernholm, B. (2015): Review and phylogeny of the New Zealand hagfishes (Myxiniformes: Myxinidae), with a description of three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 174 (2): 363–393.
7. A new species of hagfish, genus Eptatretus (Cyclostomata, Myxinidae), from the Pacific Ocean near Valparaiso, Chile, with new data on e. Bischoffii and e. Polytrema . 1988 . Wisner . R. L. . McMillan . C. B. . Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History . 21 . 227–244 . 10.5962/bhl.part.24585. free .