Category: Fish
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Family: Myxinidae

Other Names:
Fish, Blind Eel
Fish, Snot Eel

Notes
Exude copious amounts of slime from 75 pores along the side of the body when distressed. Have degenerate eyes that can be found embedded into the head muscles when dissecting, also have rows of teeth that fall out periodically. Fishermen loath hagfish and consider them bad luck, the slime they produce sticks to crayfish pots etc. and catch rates are significantly decreased.
Studies show that the Hagfish is a significant part of the Bottlenose Dolphin's diet in Doubtful Sound. Early Maori also considered them a delicacy.

References
A Treasury of New Zealand Fishes: Graham