Hagfish

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:circulatorySystem Multiple accessory hearts
gptkbp:class gptkb:Myxini
gptkbp:color Pinkish to gray
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Slime_eel
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern (most species)
gptkbp:defenseMechanism Slime production
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:diet gptkb:Dragon
Carrion
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide, mostly in cold ocean waters
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance Represents primitive vertebrate lineage
gptkbp:eyeColor Rudimentary
gptkbp:features Can tie itself in knots
Only animal with a skull but no vertebral column
gptkbp:feedingType Burrows into dead or dying animals
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1758
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Devonian_period
gptkbp:habitat Marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hagfish
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan Up to 40 years
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity Leather production (eel skin leather)
gptkbp:marketedAsFood gptkb:Korea
gptkbp:nervousSystem Simple brain
gptkbp:notableFeature Lacks jaws
Has a skull but no vertebral column
Produces slime
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies About 76
gptkbp:order gptkb:Myxiniformes
gptkbp:parasitizes No
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators Large fish
Marine mammals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lamprey
gptkbp:reproduction Lays eggs
gptkbp:respiration gptkb:Gills
6 to 15 pairs of gill pouches
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Myxiniformes
gptkbp:shape Eel-like
gptkbp:size 30 to 80 cm
gptkbp:skeletonType Cartilaginous
gptkbp:skin No scales
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5