Fishing for Inshore hagfish

Eptatretus burgeri
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The inshore hagfish is a slender, eel-like marine creature found in shallow coastal waters. It typically reaches lengths of 16-20 inches and weighs around 1-2 pounds. Known for its scaleless, smooth skin, it feeds on dead or dying fish, using its tooth-like structures to burrow into carcasses. It exhibits a unique behavior of producing copious slime as a defense mechanism. This summary is AI generated

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Water type

Saltwater

IUCN Status

Near threatened

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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