~Hagfish biology ~
Class of Cyclostomata : slime Hagfish (Myxine)
Hagfish biology (Myxine) ~
• myxine fish found mainly in Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
• Hagfish, many times, descends to a depth of 300 fathoms (1 Fathoms = 6 Feet).
• myxine fish are marine, nocturnal and lie buried in the muddy bottom.
• myxine fish remain as parasite on fishes.
•.myxine fishattach to the surrounding gill region of host.
• myxine fish bore into host body to eat viscera and muscle.
• Hence, .myxine fish are called as borer. Their body is soft, scaleless, worm like and length is measuring about 60 cm.
• Mouth is anterior side and surrounded by lips.
• Buccal funnel and jaws are absent. In them, only one nostril and four sensory tentacles are found.
• Eyes are vestigial. On many mucous / slime glands are present which opens on ventro lateral side through pores and secrete large amount of mucous.
• myxine fish are hermaphrodite animal and produces spermatozoa first, hence they are protandrous in nature.
•Hagfish biology.
•Hagfish biology.
•Hagfish biology.
•Hagfish biology.