Scientific Name	Eptatretus cheni			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Shen & Tao, 1975)	Depth	100 - 200M
Chinese	陳氏黏盲鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	盲鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F001　Myxinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	陳氏黏盲鰻
Max Length	37.7 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	South、South West
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	southwestern Taiwan, 20˚28.0'N, 120˚26.3'E, depth 180 meters
Synonyms	Paramyxine cheni
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Shen, S. C. etc. 1975 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0064384. ASIZP0064385. ASIZP0070538. FRIP00796. NMNSF00527. NTUM02723. NTUM02724. SIO00-31. SIO88-14. SIO99-91.
Common Name	Hagfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Diagnostic characters: Five pairs of gill pouches, gill apertures closely spaced in a straight line; branchial slime pores absent; 3/3-cusp multiicusps. Description: dental formula: 10+3/3+10; slime pores: 26+0+(45-47)+(7-8); prebranchial length 35%-36%, branchial length 2.6%-3.3%, trunk 49%-51%, tail length 11%-14%; Body light brown; eye spot absent; tail round, caudal fanfold slightly greater than mid-body depth; maximum body length about 470mm.
habitats
Distribution	Southwestern Taiwan.
Utility	Food