Entosphenus
Genus of jawless fishes
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Entosphenus is a genus of lampreys.
| Entosphenus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Superclass: | Cyclostomi |
| Class: | Petromyzontida |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Entosphenus Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson 1836) | |
Species
Six species in this genus are recognized:[1]
- Entosphenus folletti Vladykov & Kott, 1976 (Modoc brook lamprey)
- Entosphenus lethophagus (C. L. Hubbs, 1971) (Pit-Klamath brook lamprey)
- Entosphenus macrostomus (Beamish, 1982) (Vancouver lamprey)
- Entosphenus minimus (C. E. Bond & T. T. Kan, 1973) (Miller Lake lamprey)
- Entosphenus similis Vladykov & Kott, 1979 (Klamath river lamprey)
- Entosphenus tridentatus (J. Richardson, 1836) (Pacific lamprey)
