Eptatretus strickrotti
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Eptatretus strickrotti is a hagfish of the genus Eptatretus, found in the Pacific Ocean depths south of Easter Island. The hagfish was found in March 2005 by DSV Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott, and a year later was determined by scientists to be a new species.[1] It is the first hagfish recorded from a hydrothermal vent.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/new-hagfish-discovered CryptoMundo: New Hagfish Discovered
- ^ Møller, P.R. & W.J. Jones (2007). Eptatretus strickrotti n. sp. (Myxinidae): First Hagfish Captured From a Hydrothermal Vent. Biol. Bull. 212: 55-66.
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