Lethenteron reissneri

Lethenteron reissneri, the Far Eastern brook lamprey, is a species of non-parasitic lamprey. It is found in lakes and rivers in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.[1] It may be identical to the Siberian brook lamprey, Lethenteron kessleri.[2]

Lethenteron reissneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Hyperoartia
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Lethenteron
Species:
L. reissneri
Binomial name
Lethenteron reissneri
(Dybowski, 1869)

References

  1. "Lethenteron reissneri, Far Eastern brook lamprey".
  2. Lampreys of the World: FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. Available for download.
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