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common hagfish, Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801) (Species)

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Taxon details

Namecommon hagfish, Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)

Common/Māori namescommon hagfish

Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Myxini | Myxiniformes | Myxinidae | Eptatretus | cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)