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Chile country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Appears to be restricted to the region around Islas Juan Fernández and around the Valaparaíso coast (Ref. 9068). Museum: near Más a Tierra, Islas Juan Fernández, SIO 65-643 (holotype, 37.5 cm TL, juvenile female) (Ref. 26665).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Pequeño, G., 1989
National Database:
Myxini (hagfishes) > Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) > Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Eptatretinae
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); laurahubbsae:In honor of Laura Clark Hubbs (1893-1988), friend and co-worker, who contributed to the life and works of her husband, ichthyologist Carl L. Hubbs (1894-1979). (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; non-migratory; depth range 2400 - ? m (Ref. 26665). Deep-water
Distribution
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