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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
Slimålefamilien in Danish
brujas in Spanish
hagfishes in language.
hagfishes in English
myxines in French
pirålsfiskar in Swedish
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 (2013-01-02 23:00:00) Family Group Names of Fishes (Draft 2, 2 Oct. 2012).
  3. FishBase
  4. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022.
  5. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  6. Kullander, Stach, Nyman, Samuelsson, Hansson, Delling, Blom & Jilg (2016-04-17 22:00:00) 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. 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.
  12. 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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