Myxus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Mugilomorphae
Ordo: Mugiliformes

Familia: Mugilidae
Subfamilia: Myxinae
Genus: Myxus
Species: M. capensis – M. elongatus
Name

Myxus Günther, 1861

Gender: masculine

Type species: Myxus elongatus Günther, 1861, by subsequent designation by Jordan, 1919.
References

Günther, A. (1861) Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. London. V. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x.

Links

Myxus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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