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Hagfishes
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Definition
: Common name for a family of eel-shaped jawless fishes (Myxinidae), the only family in the order MYXINIFORMES. They are not true vertebrates.
Other names
Myxiniforme; Hagfishs; Hagfishe; Myxiniformes; Hagfish