Scientific Name: Eptatretus stoutii
Range: Alaska to Central Baja, California
Habitat: Soft bottomed sea floor
Diet: Scavengers of dying or dead animals, small fishes, worms, and squid
Size: Up to 2 ft (63.5 cm)
Fun Fact: The hagfish, the most primitive fish in the ocean, is a jawless, boneless fish commonly called a slime eel. They produce copious amounts of mucus embedded with long fibrous threads for protection, to detract other animals from feeding on their prey and possibly to capture live prey.
IUCN Conservation Status: Unknown