A new species of the hagfish genus Eptatretus (Myxinidae) from the Bahamas, western North Atlantic.

A new species of the hagfish genus Eptatretus (Myxinidae) is described based on two specimens (407-433 mm L T ) collected off northern Bahamas, between depths of 910 and 1153 m. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by having: seven pairs of gill apertures well-spaced and arranged in a near straight line; a 3/2 multicusp pattern of teeth; 10-11 anterior unicusps; 50-51 total cusps; 12-14 prebranchial pores; 48-52 trunk pores; 79-84 total pores; and no nasal-sinus papillae. An identification key for the species of Eptatretus from the western Atlantic Ocean is also provided.