Petromyzontidae
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Petromyzon marinus, the sea lamprey, is a jawless parasitic fish native to the Atlantic basin, invasive to the Great Lakes, and harvested for food in Europe.
Ichthyomyzon gagei Hubbs & Trautman, 1937
Ichthyomyzon gagei Hubbs & Trautman, 1937
Ichthyomyzon gagei, the southern brook lamprey, is a small jawless eel-like fish found across central and eastern North American waterways.
Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860)
Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860)
Lampetra aepyptera (least brook lamprey) is a North American lamprey with a typical non-parasitic life cycle.
Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784)
Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784)
Lampetra planeri, the brook lamprey, is a non-parasitic, Europe-endemic jawless fish found in European streams and rivers.
Lampetra richardsoni Vladykov & Follett, 1965
Lampetra richardsoni Vladykov & Follett, 1965
Lampetra richardsoni, the western brook lamprey, is a small non-parasitic jawless fish endemic to Pacific coastal freshwaters of western North America.
Lethenteron zanandreai (Vladykov, 1955)
Lethenteron zanandreai (Vladykov, 1955)
The Lombardy lamprey (Lethenteron zanandreai) is a Petromyzontidae lamprey found in southern Europe, threatened by habitat loss.
Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842)
Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842)
American brook lamprey (Lethenteron appendix) is a small fish that lives in clear cold North American streams and dies after spawning.
Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
Entosphenus tridentatus, the Pacific lamprey, is an anadromous fish native to the Pacific Rim that is culturally important to Pacific Northwest Indigenous tribes.
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