Eptatretus minor

{{Short description|Species of jawless fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Eptatretus minor.JPG

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Eptatretus

| species = minor

| authority = Fernholm & C. L. Hubbs, 1981

}}

Eptatretus minor is a bathydemersal and non-migratory hagfish of the genus Eptatretus.{{cite book |last=McEachran |first=J. |last2=Fechhelm |first2=J.D. |title=Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes |publisher=University of Texas Press |series=Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico |publication-place=Austin |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-292-75206-1 |oclc=38468784 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lAgyDQAAQBAJ |access-date=12 July 2021 |page=32}} It is found in the deep waters of the northern area of the Gulf of Mexico between Louisiana and Florida, at depths between 300 and 470 m. This hagfish is a relatively short and stout species, reaching a maximum length of nearly 40 cm.[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Eptatretus-minor.html Eptatretus minor - Fishbase]

It is only known from a few specimens.[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/196035/0 IUCN - Eptatretus minor]