
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Myxinidae | Myxine limosa | Girard | 1859 | Western Atlantic Hagfish |
Myxine limosa
Unique Characters: Moderate-sized to large, very elongate with eel-shaped body. Eye reduced. Mouth with laterally biting horny teeth; no jaws. Anterior single nostril surrounded by 4 tentacles. No operculum. Two ventrolateral rows of slime glands. No paired fins; median fins without rays. No scales. Skeleton cartilaginous.
Similar Species: None.
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