Jawless fish

Hagfish

Family Myxinidae

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 4 oceans

Cold and temperate waters of almost all oceans, as far as the Barents Sea

Depth

From the coast to about 1,700 m

Size

Often about 50 cm, up to more than 1 m

Diet

Carrion, worms

Zone

The sea floor · 200 – 3,500 m

Key facts

• When attacked, it releases, in a fraction of a second, a slime that suffocates its attacker.
• It has no jaws and ties itself in knots to clean itself or tear off its food.

Verified sources

1. Natural History Museum : How much slime can a hagfish make?
2. Science News : Ingredients of hagfish slime revealed
3. WoRMS, Myxinidae

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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