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Deep-Sea taxon details

Myxine Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

101166 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101166)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Myxininae Rafinesque, 1815

Direct children (16)

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Species Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842
Species Myxine capensis Regan, 1913
Species Myxine circifrons Garman, 1899
Species Myxine formosana Mok & Kuo, 2001
Species Myxine garmani Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Species Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Species Myxine hubbsi Wisner & McMillan, 1995
Species Myxine ios Fernholm, 1981
Species Myxine jespersenae Møller, Feld, Poulsen, Thomsen & Thormar, 2005
Species Myxine knappi Wisner & McMillan, 1995
Species Myxine kuoi Mok, 2002
Species Myxine mccoskeri Wisner & McMillan, 1995
Species Myxine mcmillanae Hensley, 1991
Species Myxine paucidens Regan, 1913
Species Myxine sotoi Mincarone, 2001
Species Myxine tridentiger Garman, 1899 accepted as Notomyxine tridentiger (Garman, 1899)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Myxine Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101166 on 2025-04-10

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Myxine Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101166 on 2025-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:07:17Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]