eptatretus

• Gênero de peixes bruxas primitivos, sem mandíbula e de corpo alongado, que vivem em ambiente marinho e são conhecidos pela capacidade de produzir grandes quantidades de muco.

A noun referring to a genus of primitive, eel-like jawless fish known as hagfish, often found in marine environments and known for their slime-producing capabilities.

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   A type of extinct or fossilized jawless fish belonging to the genus Eptatretus, known from ancient marine deposits.

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   • The Eptatretus specimen was found in Cretaceous sedimentary rock.
   • Paleontologists studied the fossilized remains of Eptatretus to understand hagfish evolution.
   • New discoveries of Eptatretus have been made in deep-sea fossil beds.
   • The genus Eptatretus contains several species known only from incomplete fossils.