| Myxine limosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Myxine |
| Species: | M. limosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Myxine limosa Girard, 1859 | |
Myxine limosa, or Girard's Atlantic hagfish, is a jawless fish in the genus Myxine.[1][2] The species was described by Charles Frédéric Girard, a French zoologist, in 1859.[3] It occurs in deep waters of the Western Atlantic Ocean, from the western coast of Greenland down to the Gulf of Mexico.
References
- ↑ "Myxine limosa : fisheries". FishBase. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ Girard, Charles (1858). "Ichthyological Notices". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 10: 223–224 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Myxine limosa Girard, 1859". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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