| Citation | 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. | George, I.E., K.K. Bineesh, E.A. Sharon, R. Bhaskar, M. Hashim and D. Banerjee, 2025 |
| Page | 2-6;figs.1-4;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Eptatretus sunilii |
| Comment | etymology, common name, morphology |
| Locality | Southwest coast of India, Kerala, Kollam, Sakthikulangara; 400-600 m.; MBRCF 2893. |
| Distribution | India (Kerala). |
| Quote | lsid: zoobank.org:pub:66DC6993-CD8C-4647-B556-8418B213106F Maximum size (paratype): 41.5 cm., TL, male; (holotype) 44.7 cm., TL, female. |