Eptatretus
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Eptatretus is a large genus
of hagfish
. It has at around 48(+2) described species at present.
Also belonging to Eptatratus are the following two species currently retained in the no-longer recognized genus Paramyxine until such time as issues of homonymy are resolved:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of hagfish
Hagfish
Hagfish, the clade Myxini , are eel-shaped slime-producing marine animals . They are the only living animals that have a skull but not a vertebral column. Along with lampreys, hagfish are jawless and are living fossils whose next nearest relatives include all vertebrates...
. It has at around 48(+2) described species at present.
Species
- Eptatretus alastairi Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010
- Eptatretus ancon (H. K. Mok, Saavedra-Diaz & Acero P, 2001)
- Eptatretus astrolabium Fernholm & Mincarone, 2010
- Eptatretus atami (DeanBashford DeanBashford Dean was an American zoologist, specializing in ichthyology, and at the same time an expert in medieval armor. He is the only person to have held concurrent positions at the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was Honorary Curator of Arms and...
, 1904) (Brown hagfish) - Eptatretus bischoffiiEptatretus bischoffiiEptatretus bischoffii is a common hagfish of the genus Eptatretus. Its maximum length is . It lives in a demersal, non-migratory, marine habitat with its depth range between 8–50 m. It can survive in only temperate zones. These organisms are found in the South Pacific, mainly, Chile. It is harmless...
(A. Schneider, 1880) - Eptatretus burgeri (GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1855) (Inshore hagfish) - Eptatretus caribbeaus Fernholm, 1982
- Eptatretus carlhubbsi (McMillan & Wisner, 1984) (Giant hagfish)
- Eptatretus cheni (S. C. Shen & H. J. Tao, 1975)
- Eptatretus chinensis C. H. Kuo & H. K. Mok, 1994
- Eptatretus cirrhatus (J. R. ForsterJohann Reinhold ForsterJohann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
, 1801) (Broadgilled hagfish) - Eptatretus deani (EvermannBarton Warren EvermannBarton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist. He was born in Monroe County, Iowa, and graduated from Indiana University in 1886. For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in Indiana and California. He was professor of biology at the Indiana State University in...
& Goldsborough, 1907) (Black hagfish) - Eptatretus eos Fernholm, 1991
- Eptatretus fernholmi McMillan & Wisner, 2004
- Eptatretus fritzi Wisner & McMillan, 1990 (Guadalupe hagfish)
- Eptatretus goliath Mincarone & D. J. Stewart, 2006 (Goliath hagfish)
- Eptatretus gomoni Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010
- Eptatretus grouseri McMillan, 1999
- Eptatretus hexatrema (J. P. MüllerJohannes Peter MüllerJohannes Peter Müller , was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.-Early years and education:...
, 1836) (Sixgill hagfish) - Eptatretus indrambaryai Wongratana, 1983
- Eptatretus lakeside Mincarone & McCosker, 2004
- Eptatretus laurahubbsae McMillan & Wisner, 1984
- Eptatretus longipinnis Strahan, 1975 (Longfinned hagfish)
- Eptatretus lopheliae Fernholm & Quattrini, 2008
- Eptatretus mcconnaugheyi Wisner & McMillan, 1990 (Shorthead hagfish)
- Eptatretus mccoskeri McMillan, 1999
- Eptatretus mendozai Hensley, 1985
- Eptatretus menezesi Mincarone, 2000
- Eptatretus minor Fernholm & Carl HubbsCarl Leavitt Hubbs-Youth:He was born in Williams, Arizona. He was the son of Charles Leavitt and Elizabeth Hubbs. His father had a wide variety of jobs . The family moved several times before settling in San Diego where he got his first taste of natural history...
, 1981 - Eptatretus moki McMillan & Wisner, 2004
- Eptatretus multidens Fernholm & Carl HubbsCarl Leavitt Hubbs-Youth:He was born in Williams, Arizona. He was the son of Charles Leavitt and Elizabeth Hubbs. His father had a wide variety of jobs . The family moved several times before settling in San Diego where he got his first taste of natural history...
, 1981 - Eptatretus nanii Wisner & McMillan, 1988
- Eptatretus nelsoni (C. H. Kuo, H. F. Huang & H. K. Mok, 1994)
- Eptatretus octatrema (BarnardKeppel Harcourt BarnardKeppel Harcourt Barnard , was a South African zoologist and museum director. He was the only son of Harcourt George Barnard M.A. , a solicitor from Lambeth, and Anne Elizabeth Porter of Royston....
, 1923) (Eightgill hagfish) - Eptatretus okinoseanus (DeanBashford DeanBashford Dean was an American zoologist, specializing in ichthyology, and at the same time an expert in medieval armor. He is the only person to have held concurrent positions at the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was Honorary Curator of Arms and...
, 1904) - Eptatretus polytrema (GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1855) (Fourteen-gill hagfish) - Eptatretus profundus (BarnardKeppel Harcourt BarnardKeppel Harcourt Barnard , was a South African zoologist and museum director. He was the only son of Harcourt George Barnard M.A. , a solicitor from Lambeth, and Anne Elizabeth Porter of Royston....
, 1923) (Fivegill hagfish) - Eptatretus sheni (C. H. Kuo, H. F. Huang & H. K. Mok, 1994)
- Eptatretus sinus Wisner & McMillan, 1990 (Cortez hagfish)
- Eptatretus springeri (BigelowHenry Bryant BigelowHenry Bryant Bigelow was an American oceanographer and marine biologist.After graduating from Harvard in 1901, he began working with famed ichthyologist Alexander Agassiz. Bigelow accompanied Agassiz on several major marine science expeditions including one aboard the Albatross in 1907...
& SchroederWilliam Charles SchroederWilliam Charles Schroeder was an American ichthyologist. He was born on Staten Island, New York. He, along with his lifelong colleague Henry Bryant Bigelow, made substantial contributions to the knowledge of the fish fauna of the western North Atlantic...
, 1952) (Gulf hagfish) - Eptatretus stoutii (Lockington, 1878) (Pacific hagfish)
- Eptatretus strahani McMillan & Wisner, 1984
- Eptatretus strickrottiEptatretus strickrottiEptatretus strickrotti, commonly known as Strickrott's hagfish, is a hagfish of the genus Eptatretus, found in the Pacific Ocean depths south of Easter Island. The hagfish was found in March 2005 by DSV Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott, and a year later was determined by scientists to be a new...
Møller & W. J. Jones, 2007 (Strickrott's hagfish) - Eptatretus taiwanae (S. C. Shen & H. J. Tao, 1975)
- Eptatretus walkeri McMillan & Wisner, 2004
- Eptatretus wayuu (H. K. Mok, Saavedra-Diaz & Acero P, 2001)
- Eptatretus wisneri McMillan, 1999
- Eptatretus yangi (H. T. Teng, 1958)
Also belonging to Eptatratus are the following two species currently retained in the no-longer recognized genus Paramyxine until such time as issues of homonymy are resolved:
- Paramyxine fernholmi C. H. Kuo, K. F. Huang & H. K. Mok, 1994
- Paramyxine wisneri C. H. Kuo, K. F. Huang & H. K. Mok, 1994