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Myxinidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Myxini
order
Myxiniformes
family
Myxinidae

Name

Homonyms
Myxinidae
Common names
Slijmprikken in Dutch
Slimålefamilien in Danish
Slimålefamilien in Danish
Sliznatkovité in Slovak
brujas in Spanish
brujas in Spanish
hagfishes in English
hagfishes in English
hagfishes in English
limaajat in Finnish
mixín in language.
myxines in French
myxines in French
pirålar in Swedish
pirålsfiskar in Swedish
slimåler in Norwegian Bokmål
slimålfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
sliznatkovití in Czech
Śluzicowate in Polish
Миксиновые in Russian
Міксіны in Belarusian
ปลาแฮ็กฟิช in Thai
ヌタウナギ科 in Japanese
盲鰻科 in Chinese
꾀장어과 in Korean
pirålsfiskar in Swedish
slimålfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
slimålfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
ヌタウナギ科 in Japanese
Hagfishes in English
hagfishes in English
pirålar in Swedish
pirålar in Swedish
slimålfamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
slimålfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
ヌタウナギ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, Fricke & van der Laan (2012) Family Group Names of Fishes (Draft 2, 2 Oct. 2012).
  3. FishBase
  4. 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.
  5. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  6. Kullander, Stach, Nyman, Samuelsson, Hansson, Delling, Blom & Jilg (2011) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Lansettfiskar–broskfiskar. Chordata: Branchiostomatidae–Chondrichthyes.
  7. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  8. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  9. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  10. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  11. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  12. Wisner, Robert L., 1999: Descriptions of two new subfamilies and a new genus of hagfishes (Cyclostomata: Myxinidae). Zoological studies, vol. 38, no. 3. 307-313.
  13. 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
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