Lethenteron

Lethenteron is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.

Lethenteron
Lethenteron camtschaticum
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lampetra (Lethenteron) Creaser & Hubbs 1922

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  2. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. Renaud, C. & Naseka, A. (2015): Redescription of the Far Eastern brook lamprey Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) (Petromyzontidae). ZooKeys, 506: 75-93.


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