Black Hagfish

Eptatretus deani

Photograph courtesy of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering To link to their webpage click here.

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Alaska to Baja (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Substrate	Mud (Eschmeyer and Herald and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	155–1158 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	64 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Additional Remarks	Similar to Pacific Hagfish (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(Data for all Eptatretus species)

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	344,187	103,256
1990	167,453	49,434
1991	274,535	69,952
1992	751,281	167,523
1993	332,779	80,786
1994	5,370	1,343
1995	2,166	193
1996	38,297	10,253
1997	24,172	9,669
1998	19,611	4,388

© 2003 Stephen Sempier