Nemamyxine

Nemamyxine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini
Order: Myxiniformes
Family: Myxinidae
Genus: Nemamyxine
L. R. Richardson, 1958

Nemamyxine is a genus of hagfish.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Nemamyxine elongata L. R. Richardson, 1958 (Bootlace hagfish) [3]
  • Nemamyxine kreffti C. B. McMillan & Wisner, 1982 (Krefft's hagfish)

References

  1. "Petromyzontidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Shepherd, L., Stewart, A.L., Struthers, C.D., Anderson, M.J., McVeagh, M., Noren, M. & Fernholm, B. (2015): Review and phylogeny of the New Zealand hagfishes (Myxiniformes: Myxinidae), with a description of three new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 174 (2): 363–393.
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