Biology:Northern lamprey
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Short description: Family of lampreys
Northern lamprey | |
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Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) on a lake trout | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | Hyperoartia |
Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
Family: | Petromyzontidae A. Risso, 1827 |
Type species | |
Petromyzon marinus | |
Genera | |
Caspiomyzon |
The northern lampreys (Petromyzontidae) are a family of lampreys.[1] Northern lampreys have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates.[2]
Genera
References
- ↑ McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-292-75206-1. OCLC 38468784. https://books.google.com/books?id=lAgyDQAAQBAJ. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Petromyzontidae" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q839661 entry