Lethenteron
Genus of jawless fishes
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Lethenteron is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.
| Lethenteron | |
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| Lethenteron camtschaticum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Superclass: | Cyclostomi |
| Class: | Petromyzontida |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs, 1922 |
| Type species | |
| Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842) (American brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (Arctic lamprey)
- Lethenteron hattai Iwata, Sakai & Goto, 2024 (Southern Japanese brook lamprey)[3]
- Lethenteron kessleri (Anikin, 1905) (Siberian brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron mitsukurii (Hatta, 1901) (Northern Japanese brook lamprey)[3]
- Lethenteron ninae Naseka, Tuniyev & Renaud, 2009 (Western Transcaucasian lamprey)
- Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) (Far Eastern brook lamprey)[4]
- Lethenteron satoi Sakai, Iwata & Watanabe, 2024 (Fan-tailed brook lamprey)[3]
