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Myxinidae
17 species in this family
The Myxinidae family belongs to the lampreys, sturgeons & primitive fishes and includes 17 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
Myxinidae
Inshore hagfish
Eptatretus burgeri
Myxinidae
Blind eel
Eptatretus cirrhatus
Myxinidae
California hagfish
Eptatretus stoutii
Myxinidae
Chilean hagfish
Eptatretus polytrema
Myxinidae
Atlantic hagfish (Myxine limosa)
Myxinidae
Yang's hagfish
Eptatretus yangi
Myxinidae
Southern hagfish
Myxine australis
Myxinidae
Longfin hagfish
Eptatretus longipinnis
Myxinidae
Black hagfish
Eptatretus deani
Myxinidae
All species from A to Z
Atlantic hagfish (Myxine limosa)
Myxinidae
Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
Myxinidae
Bischoff's hagfish
Eptatretus bischoffii
Myxinidae
Black hagfish
Eptatretus deani
Myxinidae
Blind eel
Eptatretus cirrhatus
Myxinidae
California hagfish
Eptatretus stoutii
Myxinidae
Cape hagfish
Myxine capensis
Myxinidae
Chen's hagfish
Eptatretus cheni
Myxinidae
Chilean hagfish
Eptatretus polytrema
Myxinidae
Hagfish
Myxine affinis
Myxinidae
Inshore hagfish
Eptatretus burgeri
Myxinidae
Longfin hagfish
Eptatretus longipinnis
Myxinidae
Sixgill hagfish
Eptatretus hexatrema
Myxinidae
Southern hagfish
Myxine australis
Myxinidae
Strahan's hagfish
Eptatretus strahani
Myxinidae
Threetooth hagfish
Notomyxine tridentiger
Myxinidae
Yang's hagfish
Eptatretus yangi
Myxinidae