Image Bank - Fishes
Broadgilled Hagfish
Reference |
IB0001 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Hagfishes - MYXINIDAE |
Common Name |
Broadgilled Hagfish |
Scientific Name |
Eptatretus cirrhatus |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
They are found in temperate waters worldwide. Hagfishes are opportunistic scavengers and feed by boring into the bodies of dead or dying animals. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |