WoRMS taxon details
Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916
590493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:590493)
accepted
Species
Ammocoetes borealis Agassiz, 1850 · unaccepted (ambiguous synonym)
Ammocoetes unicolor DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Reighard, J.; Cummins, H. (1916). Description of a new species of lamprey of the genus Ichthyomyzon. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan.</em> 31: 1-12, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/291100a8-58c0-49dc-b8e3-e7337ce10434 [details]
WoRMS (2026). Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590493 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Reighard, J.; Cummins, H. (1916). Description of a new species of lamprey of the genus Ichthyomyzon. <em>Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan.</em> 31: 1-12, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/291100a8-58c0-49dc-b8e3-e7337ce10434 [details]
original description (of Ammocoetes borealis Agassiz, 1850) Agassiz, L. (1850). Lake Superior: its physical character, vegetation, and animals, compared with those of other and similar regions. By Louis Agassiz. With a narrative of the tour, by J. Elliot Cabot. And contributions by other scientific gentlemen. <em>Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, Boston.</em> i-x + 9-428, frontispiece + Pls. 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.29144 [details]
original description (of Ammocoetes unicolor DeKay, 1842) DeKay, J. E. (1842). Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. <em>W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York).</em> i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. [Plates in separate volume; fishes, Pls. 1-79 [most in color].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2079 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Ammocoetes borealis Agassiz, 1850) Agassiz, L. (1850). Lake Superior: its physical character, vegetation, and animals, compared with those of other and similar regions. By Louis Agassiz. With a narrative of the tour, by J. Elliot Cabot. And contributions by other scientific gentlemen. <em>Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, Boston.</em> i-x + 9-428, frontispiece + Pls. 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.29144 [details]
original description (of Ammocoetes unicolor DeKay, 1842) DeKay, J. E. (1842). Zoology of New-York, or the New-York fauna; comprising detailed descriptions of all the animals hitherto observed within the state of New-York, with brief notices of those occasionally found near its borders, and accompanied by appropriate illustrations. Part IV. Fishes. <em>W. & A. White & J. Visscher, Albany. (part of: Natural History of New York).</em> i-xv + 1-415, Pls. 1-79. [Plates in separate volume; fishes, Pls. 1-79 [most in color].]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2079 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ichthyomyzon fossor)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes borealis Agassiz, 1850)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ammocoetes borealis Agassiz, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes unicolor DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ammocoetes unicolor DeKay, 1842)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ichthyomyzon fossor)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes borealis Agassiz, 1850)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ammocoetes borealis Agassiz, 1850)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes unicolor DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Ammocoetes unicolor DeKay, 1842)
To GenBank (84 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
