Biology:Northern lampreys
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| Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) on a lake trout | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | Hyperoartia |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae A. Risso, 1827 |
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Caspiomyzon | |
The northern lampreys (Petromyzontidae) are a family of lampreys. Northern lampreys have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates.[1]
Genera
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Petromyzontidae" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q839661 entry
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