WoRMS taxon details
Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811)
101173 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101173)
accepted
Species
Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Entospheneus lamottei japonicus (Martens, 1868) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868) · unaccepted
Entosphenus lamottei japonicus (Martens, 1868) · unaccepted
Lampetra aurea (Bean, 1881) · unaccepted
Lampetra borealis (Girard, 1858) · unaccepted
Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811) · unaccepted
Lampetra fluviatilis japonica (Martens, 1868) · unaccepted
Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868) · unaccepted
Lampetra japonica septentrionalis Berg, 1931 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lampetra mitsukurii major Hatta, 1911 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lampetra variegata Tilesius, 1811 · unaccepted > unavailable name (not binominal)
Lethenteron camshchaticum (Tilesius, 1811) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868) · unaccepted
Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon dentex Anikin, 1905 · unaccepted
Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon fluvialis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > misapplication (also misspelling)
Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869 · unaccepted > unavailable name
Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Taxonomy Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868) could be a junior synonym according to Kottelat (1997). FishBase does not follow him...
Taxonomy Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868) could be a junior synonym according to Kottelat (1997). FishBase does not follow him currently. To be confirmed [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101173 on 2026-04-20
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [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] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Taxonomy Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868) could be a junior synonym according to Kottelat (1997). FishBase does not follow him currently. To be confirmed [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Arctic lamprey [from synonym]arctic lamprey | [details] |
| German | arktisches Neunauge | [details] |
| Japanese | カワヤツメ [from synonym] | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | arktisk niøye | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | arktisk niauge | [details] |
| Russian | тихоокеанская минога | [details] |
| Spanish | lamprea ártica | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Мінога тихоокеанська | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (61 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampetra borealis (Girard, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampetra japonica septentrionalis Berg, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampetra mitsukurii major Hatta, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Lampetra aurea (Bean, 1881))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lampetra variegata Tilesius, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampetra fluviatilis japonica (Martens, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra aurea (Bean, 1881))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra borealis (Girard, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra variegata Tilesius, 1811)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra mitsukurii major Hatta, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Entosphenus lamottei japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra japonica septentrionalis Berg, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethenteron camshchaticum (Tilesius, 1811))
To Fishbase (from synonym Petromyzon dentex Anikin, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra fluviatilis japonica (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811)
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868)
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lampetra aurea P11698 illustration) (from synonym Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampetra borealis (Girard, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampetra japonica septentrionalis Berg, 1931)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lampetra mitsukurii major Hatta, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Lampetra aurea (Bean, 1881))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lampetra variegata Tilesius, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampetra fluviatilis japonica (Martens, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra aurea (Bean, 1881))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra borealis (Girard, 1858))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra variegata Tilesius, 1811)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra mitsukurii major Hatta, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Entosphenus lamottei japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra japonica septentrionalis Berg, 1931)
To FishBase (from synonym Lethenteron camshchaticum (Tilesius, 1811))
To Fishbase (from synonym Petromyzon dentex Anikin, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra fluviatilis japonica (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811)
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Entosphenus japonicus (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868)
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins) (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To GenBank (200405 nucleotides; 1065 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lampetra aurea P11698 illustration) (from synonym Ammocoetes aureus Bean, 1881)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Lampetra camtschatica (Tilesius, 1811))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
