Eptatretus goliath

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MYXINI	MYXINIFORMES	MYXINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Eptatretus goliath

Species Authority:

Mincarone & Stewart, 2006

Common Name/s:

English

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Goliath Hagfish

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Mincarone, M.M.
Reviewer/s:	Polidoro, B., Knapp, L. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is known only from a single specimen recorded in New Zealand, where it may be endemic. More research is needed to determine this species distribution, population, habitat, ecology and any major threats. Currently it is listed as Data Deficient, but it may be potentially vulnerable to localized threats such as deep sea trawling.

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality off New Zealand, northeastern North Island, 35°27'54''S, 175°36'08''E (Mincarone and Stewart 2006).
Countries:	Native: New Zealand (North Is.)
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – southwest
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Population:	This species is known only from the holotype, but it is likely endemic to New Zealand as no other surveys have collected additional specimens. This region has been comprehensively surveyed.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:	The only specimen was found at the head of the Hauraki Canyon, at 811 m depth. The single specimen measured 1,275 mm (TL) and is therefore the largest hagfish yet known (Mincarone and Stewart 2006). This is a benthopelagic species.
Systems:	Marine

Major Threat(s):	There is no known information on type and scale of threats. It may be threatened by deep-sea trawling within its likely restricted range.

Major Threat(s):

There is no known information on type and scale of threats. It may be threatened by deep-sea trawling within its likely restricted range.

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures in place, but more research is needed on this species' biology, population size, distribution and impacts.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures in place, but more research is needed on this species' biology, population size, distribution and impacts.

Citation:	Mincarone, M.M. 2011. Eptatretus goliath. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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