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Myxine affinis Günther, 1870

Patagonian hagfish
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Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991
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Common names from other countries

Hagfish, Babosa, Patagonisk slimål, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Myxini (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).
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 30 - 150 m (Ref. 4537).   Temperate

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