Myxinidae

Japanese: Myxinidae
Myxinidae

…Any of the fishes of the order Myxiniformes or family Myxinidae. The name comes from the fact that their eyes are degenerate, have no lens or iris, are buried under the skin and are of little use, and their bodies are elongated into an eel-like shape.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Myxinidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…無顎綱メクラウナギ目Myxiniformesの総称,あるいはメクラウナギ科Myxinidaeの海産魚の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。名は眼が退化し,水晶体も虹彩(こうさい)もなく,皮下に埋没していてほとんど用をなさず,体がウナギ型に延長することによる。…

※「Myxinidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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