Scientific Name	Eptatretus okinoseanus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Dean, 1904)	Depth	300 - 1020M
Chinese	紫黏盲鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	盲鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F001　Myxinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	紫黏盲鰻
Max Length	80 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	青眠鰻、無目鰻、鰻背、龍筋
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Off Misaki, Sagami Sea, Japan, depth 400 fathoms
Synonyms	Homea okinoseana
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Dean, B. 1904 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057247. FRIP00414.
Common Name	Hagfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Eight pairs of gill pouches and gill apertures, the latter arranged in a stright line and are well spaced; dental formula:(9-10)+3/2+(9-10), total cuspids 48-50; slime pores: 13+(7-8)+(54-56)+13. Description: Color of live and preserved specimens dark purplish-brown, no light colored patches over the ocular area, whitish mid-dorsal stripe absent, gill apertures without pale margins; averae preocular length 5.99%, branchial length 6.97%, trunk length 52.32%, tail length 14.28%, tail depth 8.74%; ventral and caudal finfolds well developed; nasal-sinus papillae absent.
habitats	Rare species in Taiwan.
Distribution	Japan and Taiwan (eastern and southwestern coasts).300-1020 meters.
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