Eightgill hagfish
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Eightgill hagfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Eightgill hagfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Copulatory organ absent. The gonads of hagfishes are situated in the peritoneal cavity. The ovary is found in the anterior portion of the gonad, and the testis is found in the posterior part. The animal becomes female if the cranial part of the gonad develops or male if the caudal part undergoes differentiation. If none develops, then the animal becomes sterile. If both anterior and posterior parts develop, then the animal becomes a functional hermaphrodite. However, hermaphroditism being characterised as functional needs to be validated by more reproduction studies .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 46 - 73 m . Subtropical; 35°S - Southeast Atlantic: known from the holotype taken from the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
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🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
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🔍 Similar Species
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