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Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758

101169  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101169)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Agnatha (Infraphylum)
  6. Cyclostomi (Superclass)
  7. Petromyzonti (Class)
  8. Petromyzontiformes (Order)
  9. Petromyzontidae (Family)
  10. Petromyzontinae (Subfamily)
  11. Petromyzon (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Oceanomyzon Fowler, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Petromyzon lamottenii Lesueur, 1827 accepted as Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842) (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly a synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101169 on 2025-09-17
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101169 on 2025-09-17
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2014-12-02 12:48:54Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2025-03-25 16:27:06Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

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] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petromyzon) 
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