- 대서양 먹장어 Atlantic Hagfish
. 학명; Myxine glutinosa
. 서식지; 차갑고 깊은 물
. 통명; 대서양 먹장어
. 특징; 눈과 턱이 없고 별모양의 입은 6개의 수염으로 둘러싸임
. 먹이와 요리법; 서양에서는 먹지않으나 한국이나 일본에서 강정식으로 굽거나 찌게로 섭취
1 학명과 서식지
- 학명; Myxine glutinosa
- 서식지
. 온도와 깊이; 차갑고 깊은 물
. 지역; 대서양과 지중해의 열대와 온대해역
Hagfish are one of two groups of jawless fish (the other being lampreys), which are the most primitive true vertebrates. They are members of the Petromyzontidae family. Fishlike vertebrates, jawless fish are similar to eels in form, with a cartilaginous or fibrous skeleton that has no bones. They have no paired limbs and no developed jaws or bony teeth. Their extremely slimy skin lacks scales.
2 통명
- 영어; Hagfish
- 한글; 대서양 먹장어
3 개요
- 길이; 76센티 이내,
The repulsive-looking hag is the most primitive of all living fish, resembling an outsize, slimy worm. The hag is exclusively marine, and only one family, Myxinidae, is known. The hag has the ability to discharge slime from its mucous sacs, which are far out of proportion to its size.
4 특징
- 눈과 턱이 없고 별모양의 입은 6개의 수염으로 둘러싸임
- 뱀장어와 같은 몸체의 양쪽에 하나의 아가미 구멍
- 비늘이 없고 90여개의 모공을 통해 점액 분비
- 뼈가 없고 몸이 유연하여 매듭형도 가능
Their habit of feeding primarily on dead or disabled fish makes hagfish doubly unattractive. Commercial fishermen consider them a great nuisance because they penetrate the bodies of hooked or gillnetted fish, eating out first the intestines and then the meat, leaving nothing but skin and bones. The hagfish bores into the cavity of its victim by means of a rasplike tongue. Unlike many lampreys (see), it is not a parasite. Hags’ eyes are not visible externally, and they are considered blind. Food is apparently detected by scent, and large numbers of hags are often taken in deepset eel pots baited with dead fish.
5 먹이와 요리법
- 먹이; 주로 죽어가는 생선의 항문을 통해 침입하여 창자부터 내부에서 포식
- 같은 무악강의 칠성장어와 달리 기생하지는 않으나 먹이생선의 뼈와 가죽만 남겨 골치
- 이가 없어 거친 혀로 먹이에 구멍을 뚫음
- 눈이없어 후각으로 먹이 파악
- 죽은 생선을 미끼로 장어통발로 포획
- 서양에서는 먹지않으나 한국이나 일본에서 강정식으로 굽거나 찌게로 섭취
The hag can be differentiated from its close relative the lamprey, by the following characteristics: The hag has prominent barbels on its snout, no separate dorsal fin, eyes that are not visible externally, a nasal opening at the tip of the snout, and a mouth that is not funnelshaped or disklike. The largest hags are 2 feet or more in length. They range the cold, deep waters, and at least one specimen was recorded at a depth of 4,380 feet.