Tetrapleurodon
Genus of jawless fishes
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Tetrapleurodon is a genus of lampreys that are endemic to the Lerma–Chapala basin in west–central Mexico. Both species are threatened.[1]
| Tetrapleurodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Superclass: | Cyclostomi |
| Class: | Petromyzontida |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Tetrapleurodon (Creaser & Hubbs 1922) |
| Type species | |
| Tetrapleurodon spadiceus (Bean 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
There are two recognized species in this genus according to FishBase.[2] They are sometimes included in the genus Lampetra instead.[1]
- Tetrapleurodon geminis Álvarez, 1964 (Mexican brook lamprey)
- Tetrapleurodon spadiceus (T. H. Bean, 1887) (Mexican lamprey)
