Hagfish Facts: a SPINELESS Fish | Animal Fact Files

Hagfish are considered vertebrates but they are spineless! A hagfish is considered a fish, but it's lacking the integral structure required for fish (and vertebrate) classification. Learn more hagfish facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name: Class - Myxini
Range: Oceans worldwide
Habitat: Burrows up to over 1 mile (1.61km) below the ocean's surface
Size: 2 feet (60.96cm) long
Diet: Dead animals and crustaceans
Threats: Fish, seals, and birds
Life span: Up to forty years
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[@CTAigis]

Animals that defy perfect classification fascinate me! It's always good to remember that it's a human imposition onto the natural world, that serve very important uses within specific contexts but are still ultimately arbitrary. I love their particular defense mechanism.
When are Hagfish going to be added to Splatoon 2?? Nintendo, catch up.

[@AnimalFactFiles]

You bring up a wonderful point. No matter how much we try to put things into boxes, there's always something that wants to break out!
Also, yes!!! That would be perfect!!!

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

C. T. Aigis hagfish classification is simple, the are highly derivative jawless fish and closest living relatives are lamperys.

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[@delicate_flower2210]

So that what happen when u drown in the ocean

[@slovan01]

I guess we have a new sneezing thing
A hagfish
Orgean was where I went for vacation to see my uncle

[@sfernandez3031]

MORE HAGFISH PLEASE 🙏

[@jadenl629]

Cool video! I learned a lot about this awesome creature I never knew! Keep up the good work guys!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@freshboy3968]

Well, I wouldn't call them tentacles, more like whiskers or tendrils.
Also, how long do they live?

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Both whiskers and tendrils makes sense, as well! "Tentacles" is typically used for the sensing organs of invertebrates; "whiskers" is typically used for mammals; and "tendrils" is typically used for plants - but when not writing for a research paper, it would seem they can pretty much be used interchangeably! ;)
As for the lifespan of hagfish - we're actually not sure. There's not much information on this, and we couldn't find any conclusive number to give. It would seem there is more for science to unravel here!

[@freshboy3968]

@@AnimalFactFiles Alright, thanks for the info! 😺👍

[@patarcher1813]

Happy hagfish day!

[@theguy9878]

Very strange creatures but cool

[@sfernandez3031]

THIS EEL IS LIKE SCP YAY

[@Kasey1776]

Awesome

[@sfernandez3031]

HAGFISH ARE AWESOME

[@sfernandez3031]

Thaw hagfish are are also known as the slime eel or the slime hag

[@Sb-nf7pc]

Do one on vampire fish

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Got it! =)

[@yahsharalah05]

Do one about tiger fish

[@AnimalFactFiles]

I'll add them to the list!

[@sfernandez3031]

HAGFISH ARE COOL YAY

[@sfernandez3031]

HAGFISH YAY

[@FACELESS_VOID_00]

Goliath Tigerfish pls.

[@sfernandez3031]

MORE HAGFISH

[@sfernandez3031]

HaGfIsH

[@armanrakib]

Go watch bright side c.t aigis

[@sfernandez3031]

NO MORE BROONO

[@darousinger3856]

ok i like and

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Thank you! =)

[@blkdolphin]

Last

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sub

[@sfernandez3031]

HAGFISH ARE NOT DESTISTUN

[@sfernandez3031]

DON’T EAT HAGFISH