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Etymology: Eptatretus: hepta (Gr.), seven; tretos (Gr.), perforated (i.e., with holes), referring to seven gill apertures on what would later be described as Homea banksii (=E. cirrhatus) [range within genus is 6-14 pairs of gill apertures] (See ETYFish); sunilii: Name 'sunilii' in honor of Mr. Sunil Raj, a fisherman from Kollam, Kerala, whose efforts contributed to the deep-sea collection from southwest coast of India (Ref. 133001).
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 400 - 600 m (Ref. 133001). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.7 cm TL (female)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: Eight-gilled with 3/2 multicusp pattern; eight anterior and posterior unicusps; 42 total cusps; total pores 68-78 (prebranchial 10-12, branchial 7, trunk 41-48 and tail 10-12); brown-colored body; prominent eyespot; VFF inconspicuous (Ref. 133001).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
George, I.E., K.K. Bineesh, E.A. Sharon, R. Bhaskar, M. Hashim and D. Banerjee, 2025. A new species of eight-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) off Kerala, Western Indian Ocean. Species 2025 26:e2s1751. (Ref. 133001)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: saknar intresse
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00204 (0.00095 - 0.00440), b=2.93 (2.74 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100). 🛈 |