WoRMS taxon details
Myxine Linnaeus, 1758
101166 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101166)
accepted
Genus
Gasterobranchus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Gastrobranchus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted (unneeded replacement name)
Muraenoblenna Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Myxne Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Myxine affinis Günther, 1870
- Species Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842
- Species Myxine capensis Regan, 1913
- Species Myxine circifrons Garman, 1899
- Species Myxine debueni Wisner & McMillan, 1995
- Species Myxine fernholmi Wisner & McMillan, 1995
- Species Myxine floyd Mincarone, Kurtz, Di Dario & Gonçalves, 2026
- Species Myxine formosana Mok & Kuo, 2001
- Species Myxine garmani Jordan & Snyder, 1901
- Species Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Myxine greggi Mincarone, Plachetzki, McCord, Winegard, Fernholm, Gonzalez & Fudge, 2021
- Species Myxine hubbsi Wisner & McMillan, 1995
- Species Myxine hubbsoides 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 limosa Girard, 1859
- Species Myxine martinii Mincarone, Plachetzki, McCord, Winegard, Fernholm, Gonzalez & Fudge, 2021
- Species Myxine mccoskeri Wisner & McMillan, 1995
- Species Myxine mcmillanae Hensley, 1991
- Species Myxine paucidens Regan, 1913
- Species Myxine pequenoi Wisner & McMillan, 1995
- Species Myxine phantasma Mincarone, Plachetzki, McCord, Winegard, Fernholm, Gonzalez & Fudge, 2021
- Species Myxine robinsorum Wisner & McMillan, 1995
- Species Myxine sotoi Mincarone, 2001
- Species Myxine acutifrons Garman, 1899 accepted as Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842
- Species Myxine atlantica Regan, 1913 accepted as Myxine limosa Girard, 1859
- Species Myxine biniplicata Richardson & Jowett, 1951 accepted as Neomyxine biniplicata (Richardson & Jowett, 1951)
- Species Myxine dorsum Wisner & McMillan, 1995 accepted as Myxine knappi Wisner & McMillan, 1995 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Myxine martini Mincarone, Plachetzki, McCord, Winegard, Fernholm, Gonzalez & Fudge, 2021 accepted as Myxine martinii Mincarone, Plachetzki, McCord, Winegard, Fernholm, Gonzalez & Fudge, 2021 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Myxine robinsi Wisner & McMillan, 1995 accepted as Myxine robinsorum Wisner & McMillan, 1995 (misspelling)
- Species Myxine tridentiger Garman, 1899 accepted as Notomyxine tridentiger (Garman, 1899)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Myxine Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101166 on 2026-05-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホソヌタウナギ属 | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxine)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To Catalog of Fishes
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxine)
To Genbank
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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