Scientific Name	Eptatretus sheni			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Kuo, Huang & Mok, 1994)	Depth	200 - 450M
Chinese	沈氏黏盲鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	盲鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F001　Myxinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	沈氏黏盲鰻
Max Length	38 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	青眠鰻、無目鰻、鰻背、龍筋
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、South West
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Southwestern coast of Taiwan, depth 450 meters
Synonyms	Paramyxine sheni
Reference	Kuo, Huang and Mok(1994)  Kuo, C. H., K. F. Huang, etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0058615. ASIZP0058696. ASIZP0060846. ASIZP0063139. ASIZP0063141. ASIZP0063200. ASIZP0064723. ASIZP0066353. ASIZP0070540. ASIZP0800021. ASIZP0910021. FRIP00793. NMMBP02819. NMMBP02842. NMMBP03667. SIO00-34. SIO99-90. USNM00358164.
Common Name	Hagfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Diagnostic characters: Six pairs of gill pouches, gill apertures usually closely spaced in a straight line, but never crowded together; only 0-2 slime pores in the branchial region; 3/3-cusp multicusps. Description: Dental formula:11+3/3+10; slime pores (13-18)+(0-2)+(39-46)+(8-12), total slime pore 64-74; prebranchial length 26%, branchial length 3.75%, trunk length 56.3%, tail length 15.3%, body depth 9.1%; color of preserved specimens brownish, sys spots prominent, no whiish mid-dorsal stripe, gill apertures with pale margins, finfolds without pale margins; maximum body length 480 mm; ventral aorta bifurcated close to the heart at the first gill pouch.
habitats
Distribution	North, northeastern, and southwestern Taiwan, below continental shelf at 276-619 m.
Utility	Food.