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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); albiderma: albus (L.), white; derma (Gr.), skin, referring to whitish skin color (See ETYFish).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 100 - 200 m (Ref. 123143). Tropical
Western Pacific: Vietnam.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 123143)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species is distinguished by the following characters: 6 gill apertures and gill pouches; no eyespots or faint; multicusps 3/3; total cusps 41-43; gill pouch 2-3 at the end of dental muscle; total slime pores 74-78 (prebranchial 18-21, branchial 0-1, trunk 48-50, tail 10-11); prebranchial length 2.0-3.0% of TL; pharyngocutaneous duct is confluent with last gill aperture; ventral aorta splitting at about 5-6 gill pouch. Colour of body whitish to light pinkish (Ref. 123143).
Cross section: circular.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Song, Y.S. and J.-K. Kim, 2020. A new species of hagfish, Eptatretus albiderma sp. nov. (Agnatha: Myxinidae), from Vietnam, with the keys to species of Eptatretus in East Asia. Mar. Biodiv. 50(71):1-9. (Ref. 123143)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00204 (0.00094 - 0.00444), b=2.92 (2.72 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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