Myxine


Myxine is a genus of hagfish, from the Greek μυξῖνος. 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 only species of Myxine to not have melanin-based pigments.

Species

Myxine affinis Günther, 1870 Myxine australis Jenyns, 1842 Myxine capensis Regan, 1913 Myxine circifrons Garman, 1899 Myxine debueni Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 Myxine fernholmi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 Myxine formosana H. K. Mok & C. H. Kuo, 2001 Myxine garmani D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901 Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758
  • Myxine greggi Myxine hubbsi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 Myxine hubbsoides Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995Myxine ios Fernholm, 1981 Myxine jespersenae Møller, Feld, I. H. Poulsen, Thomsen & Thormar, 2005 Myxine knappi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 Myxine kuoi H. K. Mok, 2002 Myxine limosa Girard, 1859
  • Myxine martinii
  • Myxine mccoskeri Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 Myxine mcmillanae Hensley, 1991 Myxine paucidens Regan, 1913 Myxine pequenoi Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995
  • Myxine phantasma
  • Myxine robinsora Wisner & C. B. McMillan, 1995 Myxine sotoi Mincarone, 2001