WoRMS taxon details
Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758
101170 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101170)
accepted
Species
Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
- Subspecies Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874 accepted as Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
- Subspecies Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874 accepted as Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
- Subspecies Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874 accepted as Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. 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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Distribution Western Atlantic from Greenland to New York
Distribution Western Atlantic from Greenland to New York [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101170 on 2026-09-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1792). Bemerkungen zu obiger Abhandlung des Herrn Abildgaard über den Ansauger (Myxine glutinosa Lin.). <em>Schriften der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 10: 244-251., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=6882 [details]
original description (of Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874) Putnam, F. W. (1874). Notes on Myxinidae. Notes on the genus Myxine. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 16: 127-135., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=18578 [details]
original description (of Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874) Putnam, F. W. (1874). Notes on Myxinidae. Notes on the genus Myxine. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 16: 127-135., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=18578 [details]
original description (of Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874) Putnam, F. W. (1874). Notes on Myxinidae. Notes on the genus Myxine. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 16: 127-135., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=18578 [details]
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]original description (of Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1792). Bemerkungen zu obiger Abhandlung des Herrn Abildgaard über den Ansauger (Myxine glutinosa Lin.). <em>Schriften der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin.</em> 10: 244-251., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=6882 [details]
original description (of Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874) Putnam, F. W. (1874). Notes on Myxinidae. Notes on the genus Myxine. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 16: 127-135., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=18578 [details]
original description (of Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874) Putnam, F. W. (1874). Notes on Myxinidae. Notes on the genus Myxine. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 16: 127-135., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=18578 [details]
original description (of Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874) Putnam, F. W. (1874). Notes on Myxinidae. Notes on the genus Myxine. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 16: 127-135., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=18578 [details]
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]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Bigelow, H. B.; Schroeder, W. C. (1953). Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays, and chimaeroids. <em>Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir Sears Foundation for Marine Research. Yale University, New Haven.</em> 1: 1-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvbcd0f3.5 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 650 [details]
additional source Bigelow, H. B.; Schroeder, W. C. (1953). Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays, and chimaeroids. <em>Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir Sears Foundation for Marine Research. Yale University, New Haven.</em> 1: 1-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvbcd0f3.5 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 650 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Dead and dying fishes and invertebrates [details]Distribution Western Atlantic from Greenland to New York [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 40- 1200m over muddy bottoms. [details]
Importance Scientific- Medical and physiological research (Has 3 hearts, 1 without nerves) [details]
Predators Cod, white hake, halibut, cusk [details]
Reproduction Spawns throughout the year; eggs are large and few in number [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Breton | suzon | [details] |
| Danish | slimål | [details] |
| Dutch | slijmprik | [details] |
| English | hagfishAtlantic hagfish | [details] |
| French | myxine du nordmyxine | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | slimål | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | slimål | [details] |
| Swedish | pirål | [details] |
| Welsh | safngrwn | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (603 publications)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxine glutinosa)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 169 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myxine glutinosa P09529 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myxine gluttinosa P08591 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (603 publications)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To Catalog of Fishes
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874)
To Catalog of Fishes (from synonym Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxine glutinosa)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 169 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myxine glutinosa P09529 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myxine gluttinosa P08591 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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