Myxine

Myxine
Atlantic Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	Myxini
Order:	Myxiniformes
Family:	Myxinidae
Subfamily:	Myxininae
Genus:	Myxine Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Gastrobranchus Bloch, 1791 Muraenoblenna Lacepede, 1803 non Kaup, 1856 Anopsus Rafinesque, 1815

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

Myxine is a genus of hagfish.

Species

• Myxine affinis Günther, 1870 (Patagonian hagfish)
• Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842 (southern hagfish)
• Myxine capensis Regan, 1913 (Cape hagfish)
• Myxine circifrons Garman, 1899 (whiteface hagfish)
• Myxine debueni Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Magellan hagfish)
• Myxine fernholmi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Falkland Islands hagfish)
• Myxine formosana H. K. Mok & C. H. Kuo, 2001 (Formosa hagfish)
• Myxine garmani D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Garman's hagfish)
• Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Atlantic hagfish)
• Myxine hubbsi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Hubbs' hagfish)
• Myxine hubbsoides Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995
• Myxine ios Fernholm, 1981 (white-headed hagfish)
• Myxine jespersenae Møller, Feld, I. H. Poulsen, Thomsen & Thormar, 2005 (Jespersen's hagfish)
• Myxine knappi 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 mccoskeri Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (McCosker's hagfish)
• Myxine mcmillanae Hensley, 1991 (Caribbean hagfish)
• Myxine paucidens Regan, 1913 (Hyalonema hagfish)
• Myxine pequenoi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Chilean hagfish)
• Myxine robinsora Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 (Wisner's Caribbean hagfish)
• Myxine sotoi Mincarone, 2001 (Brazilian hagfish)