While some might describe a hagfish as 'repulsive,' 'disgusting' or, more poetically, 'Lovecraftian', we would have to strongly disagree. Hagfishes are excellent: they are part of the ocean's clean-up ...
The hagfish is the only vertebrate whose body fluids are the same concentration as the surrounding seawater. It is easy to see how this mud-dwelling, eel-like fish named for its hideous appearance ...
A monk seal is entangled in a hagfish trap off Kure Atoll, part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The Surfrider Foundation on Monday launched a statewide effort called “North Pacific Hagfish ...