Albinism in the California Hagfish Eptatretus stoutii

25 September 1959

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 130 (3378) , 798
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3378.798

Abstract

The discovery of an albino specimen of the hagfish, Eptatretus stoutii (Lockington), is reported, together with general notes regarding collection of this species for research purposes. The extreme abundance of hagfish in the area described refutes the generally accepted notion that they are of infrequent occurrence in southern California waters.