Hagfish
SKU 29433 Category Deep-sea Fish Tags blue, Comb jelly, Ctenophora, Cydippida, New Zealand, plankton, Pleurobranchiidae, Pleurochachia pileus, predator, sea gooseberry, tentacles, Tentaculata, transparent
Image ID: | 29433 |
Common Name: | Hagfish |
Scientific Name: | Grimpoteuthis |
Description: | The hagfish, deep-sea scavenger extroardinaire. Among other things it can tie itself in knots and secretes a bucketload of thick mucus in just a few seconds. |
Location: | Eptatretus cirrhatus Fiordland, New Zealand |
Keywords: | Hagfish, Eptatretus cirrhatus, scavenger, New Zealand, mucus, slimy, flexible, Agnatha, Myxiniformes, Myxinidae, fish |
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