Petromyzontidae
Also known as: Lamprea, Lampreias do Hemisfério Norte, Lampretfamilien, Lamprey, Lampreys, Minogowate, Neunaugen, Northern Lampreys
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Petromyzonti |
| Order | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family | Petromyzontidae |
| Published in | <i>Saggio d</i>’<i>una distribuzione metodica degli animali vertebrati a sangue freddo. Giorn. Arcadica</i>, <b>52</b>: 165, 189 |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE |
| Genera | 11 |
| Species records held | 51 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 99 |
| GBIF key | 2212 |
Genera in Petromyzontidae
- Lampetra — 12 species: Lampetra aepyptera, Lampetra alavariensis, Lampetra auremensis, Lampetra ayresii, Lampetra fluviatilis, Lampetra hubbsi, Lampetra lanceolata, Lampetra lusitanica
- Lethenteron — 8 species: Lethenteron alaskense, Lethenteron appendix, Lethenteron camtschaticum, Lethenteron kessleri, Lethenteron matsubarai, Lethenteron ninae, Lethenteron reissneri, Lethenteron zanandreai
- Entosphenus — 6 species: Entosphenus folletti, Entosphenus lethophagus, Entosphenus macrostomus, Entosphenus minimus, Entosphenus similis, Entosphenus tridentatus
- Ichthyomyzon — 6 species: Ichthyomyzon bdellium, Ichthyomyzon castaneus, Ichthyomyzon fossor, Ichthyomyzon gagei, Ichthyomyzon greeleyi, Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
- Petromyzon — 6 species: Petromyzon lampetra, Petromyzon leucopterus, Petromyzon marinus, Petromyzon maurari, Petromyzon mustela, Petromyzon variegata
- Eudontomyzon — 5 species: Eudontomyzon danfordi, Eudontomyzon mariae, Eudontomyzon morii, Eudontomyzon stankokaramani, Eudontomyzon vladykovi
- Caspiomyzon — 3 species: Caspiomyzon graecus, Caspiomyzon hellenicus, Caspiomyzon wagneri
- Tetrapleurodon — 2 species: Tetrapleurodon geminis, Tetrapleurodon spadiceus
- Mesomyzon — 1 species: Mesomyzon mengae
- Myxinikela — 1 species: Myxinikela siroka
- Priscomyzon — 1 species: Priscomyzon riniensis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.