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Eptatretus alastairi Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010 |
| Family: | Myxinidae (Hagfishes), subfamily: Eptatretinae | |||
| Max. size: | 49.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 380 - 550 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species differs from all its congeners except for the western Atlantic species (E. mendozai, E. minor and E. multidens) by possessing 6 pairs of gill pouches and three-cusp multicusps on the anterior and posterior rows of cusps. It differs from E. mendozai in number of total cusps (48-56 vs. 56-61), trunk pores (50-55 vs. 48-48) and total pores (83-88 vs. 77-82; from E. minor in number of prebranchial pores (13-16 vs. 15-18), trunk pores (50-55 vs. 41-48) and total pores (83-88 vs. 74-82); and from E. multidens by its number of tail pores (11-13 vs. 15-16) and total pores (83-88 vs. 88-93) (Ref. 85052). | |||
| Biology: | Iteroparous (Ref. 94918). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 December 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||