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Myxine affinis Günther, 1870

Patagonian hagfish
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Myxine affinis
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Straits of Magellan (Ref. 31276). Also Ref. 4537.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fernholm, B., 1998
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

मिक्सिनी (हैगफिश) (hagfishes) > Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) > Myxinidae (Hagfishes) > Myxininae
Etymology: Myxine: Ancient Greek word for a slimy fish: myxa, slime; -inus, one who, referring to copious amounts of slime produced by M. glutinosa. (See ETYFish);  affinis: Latin for related, presumably referring to its similarity to M. glutinosa. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी


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