Myxine glutinosa
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Myxine glutinosa
- Class
- Myxini
- Order
- Myxiniformes
- Family
- Hagfish
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Size
- Small (under 1 m)
- Active
- By night
- Continent
- Europe, North America
- Habitat
- Ocean
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- When attacked it releases slime that swells in seawater and can clog a predator's gills.
- It has four hearts and a skull made of cartilage.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q780327 · All animals · All entries