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Petromyzontidae 
AphiaID: 101163

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Agnatha (Superclass) > Cephalaspidomorphi (Class) > Petromyzontiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Petromyzontiformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English lampreys  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål niøyefamilien  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk niaugefamilien  [details]
Swedish nejonögon  [details]
All child
taxa
[hide all]		 Subfamily Geotriinae
  » Genus Dionisia
  » Species Dionisia patagonica Lahille, 1915 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Genus Macrophthalmia
  » Species Macrophthalmia chilensis Plate, 1897 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Genus Neomordacia
  » Species Neomordacia howittii Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Genus Thysanochilus
  » Species Thysanochilus valdivianus Philippi, 1857 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Genus Velasia
  » Species Velasia chilensis Gray, 1851 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Species Velasia stenostomus Ogilby, 1896 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Genus Yarra Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Geotria Gray, 1851
  » Species Yarra singularis Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
Subfamily Lampetrinae
  » Genus Caspiomyzon
  » Species Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870)
» Genus Entosphenus
  » Species Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
  » Subspecies Entosphenus tridentatus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Entosphenus epihexodon Gill, 1862 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Entosphenus reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) accepted as Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
» Genus Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788
  » Species Lampetra alaskensis (Vladykov & Kott, 1978)
» Species Lampetra appendix (DeKay, 1842)
» Species Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870)
» Species Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Forma Lampetra fluviatilis f. praecox Berg, 1932 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Lampetra fluviatilis japonica (Martens, 1868) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Subspecies Lampetra fluviatilis ladogensis Ivanova-Berg, 1966 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Lampetra fluviatilis praecox Berg, 1932 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Lampetra fluviatilis typica Berg, 1931 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Lampetra lamottenii (Lesueur, 1827)
» Species Lampetra lanceolata Kux & Steiner, 1972
» Species Lampetra macrostoma Beamish, 1982
» Species Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784)
» Species Lampetra richardsoni Vladykov & Follett, 1965
» Species Lampetra aurea (Bean, 1881) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Lampetra ayresi (Günther, 1870) accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870)
» Species Lampetra borealis (Girard, 1858) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Lampetra cibaria (Girard, 1858) accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870)
» Species Lampetra eyresi (Günther, 1870) accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870)
» Species Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
  » Subspecies Lampetra japonica septentrionalis Berg, 1931 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Lampetra mitsukurii Hatta, 1901 accepted as Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
  » Subspecies Lampetra mitsukurii major Hatta, 1911 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Subspecies Lampetra mitsukurii minor Hatta, 1911 accepted as Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
» Species Lampetra opisthodon Gratzianov, 1907 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Lampetra reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) accepted as Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
» Species Lampetra tridentata (Richardson, 1836) accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Lampetra tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Lampetra variegata Tilesius, 1811 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Genus Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs, 1922
  » Species Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
» Species Lethenteron camshchaticum (Tilesius, 1811) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
Subfamily Petromyzontinae
  » Genus Agnathomyzon
  » Species Agnathomyzon caspicus Gratzianov, 1907 accepted as Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870)
» Species Agnathomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870) accepted as Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870)
» Genus Ammocoetes
  » Species Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Ammocoetes caeruleus Philippi, 1858 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Species Ammocoetes cibarius Girard, 1858 accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870)
» Species Ammocoetes coeruleus Philippi, 1858 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Species Ammocoetes communis Gistel, 1848 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Ammocoetes landbecki Philippi, 1858 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Genus Batymyzon
  » Species Batymyzon bairdii (Gill, 1883) accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Entospheneus
  » Species Entospheneus lamottei
  » Subspecies Entospheneus lamottei japonicus (Martens, 1868) accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Genus Eudontomyzon
  » Species Eudontomyzon mariae (Berg, 1931)
» Species Eudontomyzon lanceolata (Kux & Steiner, 1972) accepted as Lampetra lanceolata Kux & Steiner, 1972
» Genus Ichthyomyzon Girard, 1858
  » Species Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916
» Species Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman, 1937
» Genus Oceanomyzon
  » Species Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Genus Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  » Species Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
  » Subspecies Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Subspecies Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Subspecies Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon acutidens Philippi, 1865 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Species Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon argenteus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon argenteus Nardo, 1847 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon astori Girard, 1858 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Petromyzon ayresii Günther, 1870 accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870)
» Species Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Petromyzon branchialis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon ciliatus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801 accepted as Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)
» Species Petromyzon concolor Wright, 1892 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon epihexodon (Gill, 1862) accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Petromyzon fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Forma Petromyzon fluviatilis f. major Smitt, 1895 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Petromyzon fluviatilis major Smitt, 1895 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon fonki Philippi, 1865 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Species Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Petromyzon jurae MacCulloch, 1819 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon lividus Girard, 1858 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
» Species Petromyzon macrops Blainville, 1825 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon macrostomus Burmeister, 1868 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Species Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon maximus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon mordax Richardson, 1846 accepted as Mordacia mordax (Richardson, 1846)
» Species Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon omalii Beneden, 1857 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon onki Philippi, 1865 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851
» Species Petromyzon planeri Bloch, 1784 accepted as Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784)
» Species Petromyzon plumbeus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870)
» Species Petromyzon pricka Lacepède, 1798 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon reissneri Dybowski, 1869 accepted as Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
» Species Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
» Species Petromyzon sanguisuga Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Species Petromyzon tridentatus Richardson, 1836 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
» Species Petromyzon wagneri Kessler, 1870 accepted as Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870)

Subfamily Mordaciinae accepted as Mordaciidae Renaud, 2011
  » Genus Caragola
  » Species Caragola lapicida Gray, 1851 accepted as Mordacia lapicida (Gray, 1851)
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101163
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Petromyzontidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101163 on 2013-05-19
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