''Myxine'' is a

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hagfish Hagfish, of the Class (biology), class Myxini (also known as Hyperotreti) and Order (biology), order Myxiniformes , are eel-shaped Agnatha, jawless fish (occasionally called slime eels). Hagfish are the only known living Animal, animals that h ...

, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the

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of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the only species of ''Myxine'' to not have

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-based pigments.

Species

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Myxine affinis ''Myxine affinis'', the Patagonian hagfish, is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae. It inhabits relatively shallow waters off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southernmost Argentina and Chile. Despite its relatively restricted ran ...

'' Günther, 1870 (Patagonian hagfish) * ''

Myxine australis The southern hagfish (''Myxine australis'') is a hagfish of the genus ''Myxine''. Description It is a harmless scaleless, eel-like animal with a pinkish body, a whitish head and a whitish mid dorsal stripe. The size of captured specimens ranges ...

'' Jenyns, 1842 (southern hagfish) * ''

Myxine capensis ''Myxine capensis'', the Cape hagfish, is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae. It inhabits muddy bottoms on the continental shelf off the coast of southern Africa, from southern Namibia, along the coast of South Africa, east to so ...

'' Regan, 1913 (Cape hagfish) * ''

Myxine circifrons ''Myxine circifrons'', the whiteface hagfish, is a marine bathydemersal species of fish in the family Myxinidae. It is found off Southern California, Peru, and Chile and grows to total length. Distribution and habitat It is found off Southe ...

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, 1899 (whiteface hagfish) * '' Myxine debueni'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Magellan hagfish) * ''

Myxine fernholmi ''Myxine fernholmi'' (''Myxine'': Ancient Greek word for slimy fish), also known as Fernholm's hagfish, is a species of jawless fish in the family Myxinidae. It is named after Swedish ichthyologist Bo Fernholm. Details It is found around the F ...

'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Fernholm's hagfish) * ''

Myxine formosana ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' H. K. Mok & C. H. Kuo, 2001 (Formosa hagfish) * ''

Myxine garmani ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

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& Snyder, 1901 (Garman's hagfish) * ''

Myxine glutinosa ''Myxine glutinosa'', also known as the Atlantic hagfish, is a type of Agnatha, jawless fish belonging to the class Myxini. Description The Atlantic hagfish may grow up to long, with no eyes and no jaws; its star-shaped mouth is surrounded by ...

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(Atlantic hagfish) *''

Myxine greggi ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos Islands, Galápagos including ''Myxi ...

'' (Gregg's hagfish) * ''

Myxine hubbsi ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Hubbs' hagfish) * ''

Myxine hubbsoides ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 * ''

Myxine ios The white-headed hagfish (''Myxine ios'') is a species of Agnatha, jawless fish of the family Myxinidae (hagfish). Its scientific name alludes to the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (IOS), Wormley, Surrey, which supplied the holotype. Distr ...

'' Fernholm, 1981 (white-headed hagfish) * '' Myxine jespersenae''

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& Thormar, 2005 (Jespersen's hagfish) * ''

Myxine knappi ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Knapp's hagfish) * '' Myxine kuoi'' H. K. Mok, 2002 (Kuo's hagfish) * '' Myxine limosa'' Girard, 1859 (Girard's Atlantic hagfish) *'' Myxine martinii'' (Martini's hagfish) *'' Myxine mccoskeri'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (McCosker's hagfish) * ''

Myxine mcmillanae ''Myxine mcmillanae'', the Caribbean hagfish, is a species of hagfish. It is a scaleless, eel-like fish found in Caribbean waters that feeds off material from the surface that drifts down. It is rarely seen as it lives in very deep water from 2, ...

'' Hensley, 1991 (Caribbean hagfish) * '' Myxine paucidens'' Regan, 1913 (Hyalonema hagfish) * ''

Myxine pequenoi ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Chilean hagfish) *''

Myxine phantasma ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' (ghost hagfish) *''

Myxine robinsora ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Wisner's Caribbean hagfish) * ''

Myxine sotoi ''Myxine'' is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος (''myxinos'', "slimy"). It is the type genus of the class Myxini. In 2021, three new species of ''Myxine'' were described from the Galápagos including '' M. phantasma'', the on ...

'' Mincarone, 2001 (Brazilian hagfish)

References

Myxinidae Jawless fish genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{jawless-fish-stub