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	Hagfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hagfish enter both living and dead fish, feeding on the insides (polychaete marine worms are also prey).
		Individual hagfish are hermaphroditic, with both ovaries and testes, but the female gonads remain non-functional until the individual has reached a particular stage in the hagfish lifecycle.
		Hagfish are eaten in Japan and South Korea, and their skin is made into "eel leather" (used for so-called "eelskin" products) in Korea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hagfish (757 words)

	Hagfish
		A hagfish is any of several marine chordates of the class Myxini, also known as Hyperotreti.
		Hagfish are traditionally included amongst the vertebrates as part of the jawless fish, originally grouped as a class or superclass Agnatha, and in particular were considered closely related to lampreys.
		Hagfish are eaten in Japan, and their skin is made into "eel leather" in Korea.
	www.uncover.us /en/wikipedia/h/ha/hagfish.html (345 words)

	Sea and Sky: Atlantic Hagfish
		Hagfish slime is different that any other natural slime secretions in that it is reinforces with tiny fibers.
		It is believed that the hagfish uses this slime to protect itself from predators.
		The hagfish is a scaleless fish with soft skin and thick barbels on the end of their mouth.
	www.seasky.org /monsters/sea7a1q.html (353 words)

	Hagfish
		A hagfish is any of several marine chordates of the class Myxini.
		They tend to be quite common in their range, sometimes becoming a nuisance to fisherman by devouring the catch before it can be gotten to the surface.
		Hagfish are traditionally included among the vertebrates as part of the jawless fish, originally grouped as a class or superclass Agnatha, and in particular were considered closely related to lampreys[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Hagfish.html (250 words)

	Mudminnow Information Services
		Hagfishes are boneless animals with a circular, jawless mouth surrounded by sensing tentacles.
		Hagfish eggs are approximately one inch long, and encased in a tough shell.
		Hagfish also lack jaws, and for this reason were long classified together with the lampreys in a group called the Agnatha ("no jaws") or the Cyclostomata ("round mouth").
	www.networksplus.net /maxmush/myxinidae.html (607 words)

	Hagfish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hagfish are found in all depth of water and lie buried in fine sands or silt when not feeding
		Hagfish are the first fish to find their way to any dead animals which find their way to the seabed.
		Hagfish belong to the group of primitive, jawless fish which includes the marine and freshwater lampreys.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /aquarium/pages/hagfish.html (251 words)

	Foolish Heart, Hagfish Hearts
		In all creatures, the size of the heart is proportional to body mass, and usually the smaller the heart, the faster the heartbeat: in one minute an elephant heart beats 25 times, the human heart beats 70 times, the shrew heart beats 600 times.
		The hagfish is a sea lamprey, an eel-shaped, funnel-mouthed creature that eats live or dead fish.
		The huge-yolked eggs of the hagfish are found in lonely clusters of 10-20 on the deep ocean floor, especially around the continental shelf.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/980877037.html (936 words)

	Slimy, blind hagfish work to keep ocean floor clean
		For those who never heard of hagfish, here's a clue to my dismay: These fishes' other common name is slime hag and their scientific name means mucus.
		Hagfish make this slime with about 200 specialized glands, releasing the stuff in varying amounts, depending upon the circumstances.
		Besides their slime and knot-tying habits, hagfish are also odd in that they are blind, jawless, scaleless and finless.
	www.susanscott.net /OceanWatch1998/nov16-98.html (608 words)

	Hyperotreti
		The mouth of hagfishes is armed with a protractable and retractable cartilaginous plate which bears two pairs of comb-shaped horny teeth (the "rasping tongue").
		The skeleton of hagfishes is made up by a complex assemblage of cartilaginous bars (see figure on the Craniata page), which serve as antagonists to an equally complex head musculature.
		A modern hagfish, the Pacific hagfish Eptatretus (top), shows some of the diagnostic features of the group: the tentacles surrounding the snout, the left oesophagocutaneous opening (in the rear of the gill openings), and the series of large, ventrolateral slime glands.
	tolweb.org /tree?group=Hyperotreti&contgroup=Craniata (1222 words)

	hagfish - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		HAGFISH [hagfish] primitive marine fish of the order Cyclostomata, or jawless fishes (see cyclostome), of worldwide distribution in cold and temperate waters.
		Also known as slime eels, hagfish have glands on either side of their bodies that produce enormous quantities of mucoid material, probably as a defense mechanism.
		The hagfish is classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Agnatha, order Cyclostomata, family Myxinidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/h1/hagfish.asp (377 words)

	Hagfish - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hagfish average about a half-meter (18 inches) in length; Eptatretus carlhubbsi is the largest known, with a specimen recorded at 116 cm, while Myxine kuoi and Myxine pequenoi seem to reach no more than 18 cm.
		If a Hagfish wishes to disengage from its current prey, they form a knot with their body and slide it towards the mouth.
		You can find it there under the keyword Hagfish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagfish)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hagfishandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Hagfish (467 words)

	Evolutionary analysis of hagfish amelogenin
		Hagfishes are eel-shaped, jawless craniates belonging to the Hyperotreti, thesister-group of vertebrates (Janvier, 1996).
		The presenceof amelogenin in hagfishes implies either that this gene has another function(at least in hagfishes), or, if we assume that the ancestors of hagfishes oncehad a mineralized skeleton (as suggested by most early phylogenies), that thisapparently inactive gene has been retained for over 300 My (the age of theoldest known hagfish).
		In thiscase, the "hagfish" sequences clustered with the rodent sequences(rat, mouse and hamster; fig.
	www.ese.u-psud.fr /epc/conservation/Publi/texte/AE_AR98.html (1867 words)

	Oceanlink \| marine sciences education and fun
		The hagfish is a primitive fish that lives in deep water close to the ocean floor near land.
		Other suggested uses for the slime of the hagfish are; as a substitute for eggs in other situations, as the colligative agent in raw hamburgers (perhaps Spam?), as an emulsifier or a thickening agent in other cooking, or perhaps in eggnog.
		There might also be a future for hagfish slime as a flycatcher due to its sticky properties, or as a prop in theatre and film industries requiring slime (ex.
	www.oceanlink.island.net /oinfo/hagfish/hagfishathome.html (570 words)

	Hagfish Slime Research
		Hagfish slime is produced in numerous glands that line both sides of the hagfish's body, and is usually released when they are stressed or provoked.
		A hagfish doesn't suffocate in its own slime because it has a clever trick for extricating itself it when danger passes - it simply ties itself in a knot and passes the knot down its body, thereby wiping the slime away.
		Hagfish slime is unlike other slimy secretions in that it is reinforced with very fine fibres.
	www.zoology.ubc.ca /labs/biomaterials/slime.html (541 words)

	Pacific hagfish, Eptatretus stouti, and black hagfish, E. deani: the Oregon Fishery and Port sampling observations, ...
		Hagfish, Eptatretus spp., of the class Agnatha, family Myxinidae, are among the most primitive and unique of fishes.
		Hagfish have numerous glands along both sides of their body which produce copious quantities of tenacious slime when agitated or for self defense.
		Hagfish flesh is eaten in the Orient, and in recent years hagfish skins have been eagerly sought by buyers from the Republic of Korea.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3089/is_n4_v55/ai_15879342 (971 words)

	JYI Volume Five Features: Hagfish Aren't So Horrible After All
		Hagfish favor the soft muck of these highly saline waters, and tend to burrow in the mud or under rocks; they cannot withstand bright light or warm water.
		According to Dr. Webster, hagfish are "an ancient group that branched off from the chordate line probably before the vertebrate column appeared in the tree of life." Webster appreciates hagfish for their evolutionary and taxonomic heritages.
		Hagfish do not have a cerebellum or eye muscles; however, to deem these animals helpless and dumb based on poor visual ability is wrong.
	www.jyi.org /volumes/volume5/issue7/features/lee.html (1378 words)

	Hagfish (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hagfish is one of the punk rock bands to come out of the Deep Ellum scene in Dallas, TX.
		Hagfish then signed with London Records and released the 1995 album,...Rocks your Lame Ass.
		Their self-titled album Hagfish, was released on Honest Don's in 1997, but did not see any real commercial success.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hagfish_(band) (307 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hagfish ties itself in an overhand knot to clean its body of the mucus it releases from its ventral pores.
		After releasing the slime, the hagfish cleans off by tying itself in a knot that it then pulls itself through.
		Hagfish slime is made up, in part, of proteoglycans-hydrated protein-and-sugar molecules that give all mucus its characteristic slippery texture.
	biomechanics.bio.uci.edu /_html/nh_biomech/slime/slime.htm (1359 words)

	Sea Grant News Media Center - Maine/New Hampshire - Hagfish
		Today, the slime eel or hagfish is a rapidly growing fishery in New England where earnings nearly tripled in just one year, providing an alternative source of income in an area severely depressed by the restriction of traditional fisheries.
		Hagfish are valued for their skins, which are processed into eelskin leather boots, bags, wallets and other products in Korea.
		The mud banks in which hagfish thrive actually extend from Newfoundland to as far south as the Carolinas, giving the fishery a large potential for growth.
	www.seagrantnews.org /news/hagfish.html (833 words)

	Oceanlink \| marine sciences education and fun
		Hagfish can be found in the chilly waters of the antitropical north and south.
		One very useful trick hagfish have developed is the ability to tie themselves in knots, and be able to slide in and out of this knot.
		Hagfish may not be pretty in most people's eyes, but they serve a purpose and are slow to reproduce.
	www.oceanlink.island.net /oinfo/hagfish/hagfish.html (741 words)

	The Lowly Hag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The hagfish is one of the most despised creatures in the ocean.
		What's more, the hagfish has the remarkable ability to defend itself by emitting an incredible slime [jpg:19k] when it is touched.
		Consider this: if you manage to grab onto a hagfish [jpg:14k] (in spite of all of the slime) and hold on tight, it will tie itself into a knot and tighten the knot until it pulls itself out of your grip.
	7thfloormedia.com /projects/safari/newsletter/wednesday/hagfish.html (375 words)

	Monterey Bay Aquarium: Pacific Hagfish Video
		Primitive fishes, hagfish live in burrows on the seafloor and locate their food by smelling and feeling as they swim, since they have poor vision but a very good sense of smell and touch.
		They’re noted for their unusual way of feeding—they slither into dead or dying fishes and eat them from the inside out, using their "rasping tongue" to carry food into their funnel-shaped mouth.
		Hagfish are notorious for their defensive slime—a mucous fluid secreted from their pores.
	www.mbayaq.org /video/video_hagfish_qt_txt.asp (117 words)

	Hagfish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hagfish are a marine fish and often live on or near the muddy ocean bottom.
		When they feel disturbed or threatened, hagfish produce a great quantity of mucus as a protective device.
		They are scavengers, that is, they feed mostly on dead or dying animals.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?ArticleId=J0003520 (149 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: Hagfish
		It might be unfair to characterize this caffeinated combo as Dallas' entrants in the Green Day 500 — after all, Hagfish had made its impact on plenty of impressionable Lone Star minds long before Dookie-mania gripped the land.
		Nevertheless, the band's speedy, snotty bashing is clearly derived from the same set of sources, with a slightly stronger dose of Ramones damage.
		Hagfish gained its first national notoriety as part of a CD that accompanied George Gimarc's book, Punk Diary 1970-1979 — an anachronistic context that makes perfect sense given the gabba gabba giddiness with which ebullient frontman George Stroud Reagan III (!) barrels through the pulsing guitars.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=hagfish (260 words)

	Introduction to the Myxini
		Hagfish are long, slender and pinkish, and are best known for the large quantities of sticky slime which they produce.
		Hagfish have three accessory hearts, no cerebrum or cerebellum, no jaws or stomach, and will "sneeze" when their nostrils clog with their own slime.
		This bite is used to tear into the flesh of dead and dying fish which have sunk to the muddy ocean bottom, or in catching and eating marine invertebrates.
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /vertebrates/basalfish/myxini.html (725 words)

	Monterey Bay Aquarium: Online Field Guide
		Also known as slime eels, hagfish are primitive fishes.
		Hagfish live in burrows on the seafloor and locate their food by smelling and feeling as they swim.
		Some so-called “eel-skin” wallets are actually made from hagfish.
	www.mbayaq.org /efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=0&hab=9&inhab=198 (221 words)

	Hagfish \| News
		Hagfish will be featured on an upcoming episode of True Music on HDNet, a high-definition television network owned by Mark Cuban.
		Hagfish will be playing a number of upcoming shows across Texas as part of the Buzz-Oven showcase.
		Hagfish will be playing a string of shows with Lagwagon in May. Check the tour dates page for more information on these shows.
	www.hagfishonline.com /news.htm (830 words)

	Preprint: Hagfish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hagfishes are one of two clades of recent jawless fishes that are an offshoot of the early radiation of jawless vertebrates.
		Quartet mapping reveals that within each paralog group the hagfish sequences are statistically more closely related to gnathostome Hox genes than with either amphioxus or lamprey genes.
		These results support two assumptions about the history of Hox genes: (1) The association of hagfish homeobox sequences with gnathostome sequences suggests that at least one Hox cluster duplication event happened in the stem of vertebrates, i.e., prior to the most recent common ancestor of jawed and jawless vertebrates.
	www.bioinf.uni-leipzig.de /Publications/ABSTRACTS/03-024abs.html (319 words)

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