Biology:Petromyzontidae

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Short description: Family of lampreys

Petromyzontidae
Sea Lamprey fish.jpg
Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) on a lake trout
Petromyzon marinus2.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Hyperoartia
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
A. Risso, 1827
Type species
Petromyzon marinus
Genera

Caspiomyzon
Entosphenus
Eudontomyzon
Ichthyomyzon
Lampetra
Lethenteron
Petromyzon
Tetrapleurodon

Petromyzontidae are a family of lampreys native to the Northern Hemisphere, comprising the vast majority of living lampreys.[1] Petromyzontids have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates.[2]

Genera

References

  1. McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. 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. 
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Petromyzontidae" in FishBase. February 2011 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q839661 entry