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Genera in the family or subfamily Myxininae: [ 8 ] records


Anopsus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1815:93 Masc. Muraenoblenna olivacea Lacepède 1803. Type by being a replacement name. As Anopsus R. [Rafinesque] Murenoblenna [sic] Raf." An available replacement name for Muraenoblenna Rafinesque 1803 based on style in this work. Anopsis Agassiz 1846:25 [ref. 64] is an unjustified emendation.Genera of Recent fishes and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]. •Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758 -- (Fowler 1964:48 [ref. 7160]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758. Myxinidae: Myxininae.

Gastrobranchus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:245 Masc. Gastrobranchus coecus Bloch 1795. Type by monotypy. Unneeded replacement for Myxine Linnaeus 1758. Also appeared in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1797:26 [ref. 33942] as abstract. Also seen as Gastrobranche. •Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758 -- (Vladykov 1973:6 [ref. 7159]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758. Myxinidae: Myxininae.

Muraenoblenna Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1803:652 Fem. Muraenoblenna olivacea Lacepède 1803. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758 -- (Fowler 1964:48 [ref. 7160]). Current status: Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758. Myxinidae: Myxininae.

Myxine Linnaeus [C.] 1758:650 Fem. Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. On Official List (Opinion 75). •Valid as Myxine Linnaeus 1758 -- (Vladykov 1973:6 [ref. 7159], Masuda & Kanayama in Masuda et al. 1984:1 [ref. 6441], Fernholm & Vladykov in Whitehead et al. 1984:68 [ref. 13675], Fernholm 1986:36 [ref. 6283], Fernholm 1990:77 [ref. 21677], Wisner & McMillan 1995:530 [ref. 21653], Fernholm 1998:35 [ref. 23976], Mok & Kuo 2001:295 [ref. 25547], Mok 2002:59 [ref. 25976], Fernholm 2003:354 [ref. 26983], McMillan & Wisner 2004:52 [ref. 27692], Møller et al. 2005:374 [ref. 28233], Kuo et al. 2010:855 [ref. 31001], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:113 [ref. 31212], Mincarone et al. 2011:806 [ref. 31490], Fernholm et al. 2013:5 [ref. 32793], Parin et al. 2014:13 [ref. 33547], Mincarone et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38120], Mincarone et al. 2026:1 [ref. 42795]). Current status: Valid as Myxine Linnaeus 1758. Myxinidae: Myxininae.

Myzinus Billberg [G. J.] 1833:50 Masc. Myxine glutinosa Linnaeus 1758. Type by being a replacement name. Unnecessary replacement name for Myxine Linnaeus 1758. Also spelled Myzine. •Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kullander 2016:106 [ref. 34147]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758. Myxinidae: Myxininae.

Nemamyxine Richardson [L. R.] 1958:284 Fem. Nemamyxine elongata Richardson 1958. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Nemamyxine Richardson 1958 -- (Fernholm 1998:35 [ref. 23976], Mincarone 2001:19 [ref. 26633], Kuo et al. 2010:855 [ref. 31001], Zintzen et al. 2015:31 [ref. 34212]). Current status: Valid as Nemamyxine Richardson 1958. Myxinidae: Myxininae.

Neomyxine Richardson [L. R.] 1953:380 Fem. Myxine biniplicata Richardson & Jowett 1951. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Neomyxine Richardson 1953 -- (Fernholm 1998:35 [ref. 23976], Kuo et al. 2010:855 [ref. 31001], Fernholm et al. 2013:5 [ref. 32793], Zintzen et al. 2015:384 [ref. 33803]). Current status: Valid as Neomyxine Richardson 1953. Myxinidae: Myxininae.

Notomyxine Nani [A.] & Gneri [F. S.] 1951:195 Fem. Myxine tridentiger Garman 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Myxine Linnaeus 1758 -- (Fowler 1964:48 [ref. 7160]). •Valid as Notomyxine Nani & Gneri 1951 -- (Miller 1993:458 [ref. 21297], Fernholm 1998:35 [ref. 23976], Kuo et al. 2010:855 [ref. 31001]). Current status: Valid as Notomyxine Nani & Gneri 1951. Myxinidae: Myxininae.


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