hagfish
Taxonomy
Hagfish predatory behaviour and slime defence mechanism
Hagfish Slime
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Scientific name: Myxini
Higher classification: Craniate
Rank: Class
Length: 2.1 ft. (Black hagfish, Adult)
Clutch size: 28 (Pacific hagfish)
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hagfish, primitive, jawless marine fish of the family Myxinidae, of worldwide distribution in cold and temperate waters. Its rudimentary skeleton, of cartilage rather than bone, has a braincase, but no jaw. The circular sucking mouth has rows of horny teeth.