Lethenteron
Appearance
Lethenteron | |
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Lethenteron camtschaticum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | Hyperoartia |
Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
Family: | Petromyzontidae |
Genus: | Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs 1922 |
Type species | |
Lethenteron appendix (DeKay 1842)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Lethenteron is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey)
- DeKay, 1842) (American brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron kessleri (Anikin, 1905) (Siberian brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron mitsukurii (Hatta, 1901)
- Lethenteron ninae Naseka, Tuniyev & Renaud, 2009 (Western Transcaucasian lamprey)
- Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) (Far Eastern brook lamprey) [3]
References