Eptatretus
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Martinez, Olga
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Eptatretus Cloquet, 1819
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Eptatretus Cloquet, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206895 on 2026-08-01
created: 2004-06-07T00:00:00Z
modified: 2025-12-11T19:44:08Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Eptatretus Cloquet, 1819
class: Myxini
family: Myxinidae
genus: Eptatretus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Wisner, R. L. (1999). Descriptions of two new subfamilies and a new genus of hagfishes (Cyclostomata: Myxinidae). Zoological Studies. 38(3): 307-313.
name published in: Müller, J. (1836). Vergleichende Anatomie der Myxinoiden, der Cyclostomen mit durchbohrtem Gaumen. Erster Theil. Osteologie und Myologie. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1834: 65-340, Pls. 1-9.
name published in: Regan, C. T. (1912). A synopsis of the myxinoids of the genus Heptatretus or Bdellostoma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9(53): 534-536.
name published in: Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618.
name published in year: 1999
name published in year: 1836
name published in year: 1912
name published in year: 1822
order: Myxiniformes
parent name usage ID: 148722
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: Cloquet, 1819
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted