WoRMS taxon details
Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842)
845581 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:845581)
accepted
Species
Entospheneus lamottei (Lesueur, 1827) · unaccepted (possibly a synonym and misspelling)
Entosphenus lamottei (Lesueur, 1827) · unaccepted (possibly a synonym; misspelling)
Lampetra appendix (DeKay, 1842) · unaccepted
Lampetra lamottei (Lesueur, 1827) · unaccepted (possibly a synonym and misspelling)
Lampetra lamottenii (Lesueur, 1827) · unaccepted (possibly a synonym)
Lampetra wilderi Gage, 1896 · unaccepted
Petromyzon appendix DeKay, 1842 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon lamottenii Lesueur, 1827 · uncertain > nomen dubium (possibly a synonym)
(of Petromyzon appendix 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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=845581 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Petromyzon lamottenii Lesueur, 1827) Lesueur, C. A. (1827). American ichthyology, or natural history of the fishes of North America, with coloured figures from drawings executed from nature. <em>New Harmony, Indiana.</em> 1-10, Pls. 1-5. [details]
original description (of Petromyzon appendix 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]
original description (of Lampetra wilderi Gage, 1896) Jordan, D. S. ; Evermann, B. W. (1896). The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 47: i-lx + 1-1240., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.46755 [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 Petromyzon appendix 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]
original description (of Lampetra wilderi Gage, 1896) Jordan, D. S. ; Evermann, B. W. (1896). The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part I. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> No. 47: i-lx + 1-1240., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.46755 [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
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | American brook lamprey [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | lamproie de l’est [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Lampetra lamottenii (Lesueur, 1827))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethenteron appendix)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon appendix DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Petromyzon appendix DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Petromyzon lamottenii Lesueur, 1827)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lampetra wilderi Gage, 1896)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 139 proteins) (from synonym Lampetra appendix (DeKay, 1842))
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 139 proteins)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 139 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon appendix DeKay, 1842)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Lampetra lamottenii (Lesueur, 1827))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethenteron appendix)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon appendix DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Petromyzon appendix DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Petromyzon lamottenii Lesueur, 1827)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lampetra wilderi Gage, 1896)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 139 proteins) (from synonym Lampetra appendix (DeKay, 1842))
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 139 proteins)
To GenBank (148 nucleotides; 139 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon appendix DeKay, 1842)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
