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Myxine
EntityQ740209· pop 17· linked from 14 articles

thumb|Southern hagfish (Myxine australis) mid-19th century drawing by Günther

Species

ホソヌタウナギ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMyxini
  4. OrderMyxiniformes
  5. FamilyMyxinidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded13,186

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
35
With media
2
Family
Myxinidae
Collections
SIO, CUMV, CAS, UF, ANSP, NCSM
Recorded in
United States, Philippines, Taiwan, Norway, Atlantic Ocean, Chile, Chili

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
hagfish
Image
Atlantic Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa).jpg
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Commons category
Myxine
taxon name
Myxine
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Myxine
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Encyclopedic overview

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thumb|Southern hagfish (Myxine australis) mid-19th century drawing by Günther

Myxine is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (myxinos, "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Myxine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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