WoRMS taxon details
Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758
101170 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101170)
accepted
Species
Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791 · unaccepted (synonym)
Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
- Subspecies Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874 accepted as Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
- Subspecies Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874 accepted as Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
- Subspecies Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874 accepted as Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Western Atlantic from Greenland to New York
Distribution Western Atlantic from Greenland to New York [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101170 on 2024-09-08
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors
[request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bigelow, H. B.; Schroeder, W. C. (1953). Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays, and chimaeroids. <em>Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir Sears Foundation for Marine Research. Yale University, New Haven.</em> 1: 1-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvbcd0f3.5 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 650 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 650 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bigelow, H. B.; Schroeder, W. C. (1953). Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays, and chimaeroids. <em>Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir Sears Foundation for Marine Research. Yale University, New Haven.</em> 1: 1-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvbcd0f3.5 [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 650 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
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Diet Dead and dying fishes and invertebrates [details]Distribution Western Atlantic from Greenland to New York [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 40- 1200m over muddy bottoms. [details]
Importance Scientific- Medical and physiological research (Has 3 hearts, 1 without nerves) [details]
Predators Cod, white hake, halibut, cusk [details]
Reproduction Spawns throughout the year; eggs are large and few in number [details]
Language | Name | |
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Breton | suzon | [details] |
Danish | slimål | [details] |
Dutch | slijmprik | [details] |
English | hagfishAtlantic hagfish | [details] |
French | myxine du nordmyxine | [details] |
Norwegian Bokmål | slimål | [details] |
Norwegian Nynorsk | slimål | [details] |
Swedish | pirål | [details] |
Welsh | safngrwn | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (603 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxine glutinosa)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase images (Myxine glutinosa, by Flescher, D.)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 169 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myxine glutinosa P09529 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (603 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Myxine glutinosa)
To FishBase (from synonym Gasterobranchus glutinosus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa australis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa limosa Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase (from synonym Myxine glutinosa septentrionalis Putnam, 1874)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch, 1791)
To FishBase images (Myxine glutinosa, by Flescher, D.)
To GenBank (122 nucleotides; 169 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Myxine glutinosa P09529 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS