Morphology Summary - Myxine floyd
Morphology Data of Myxine floyd
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Mincarone, M.M., Y.R. Kurtz, F.D. Dario and P.R. Gonçalves, 2026
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral  (shape guide) eel-like
Cross section circular
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: five pairs of gill pouches; 3/2 multicusp teeth pattern [three cusps fused on the anterior (outer) sets and two cusps fused on the posterior (inner) sets of cusps]; two bilaterally symmetrical nasal-sinus papillae in the dorsal surface of the nasal sinus; anterior unicusps (8-9), posterior unicusps (8-10), total cusps (43-48); caudal pores (9-13); body pinkish brown without white head and dorsal band; margin of caudal finfold dark brown; prebranchial pores 23-36 (average 27.0); and total number of cusps 43-48 (average 44.8) (Ref. 138715).

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Myxine floyd

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin  (shape guide)

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
Spines     
Soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
Spines     
Soft-rays   
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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