Petromyzontidae

Petromyzontidae
Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) on a lake trout
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	Petromyzontida
Order:	Petromyzontiformes
Family:	Petromyzontidae A. Risso, 1827
Type species
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
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

• Caspiomyzon
• Entosphenus
• Eudontomyzon
• Ichthyomyzon
• Lampetra
• Lethenteron
• Petromyzon
• Tetrapleurodon

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. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Petromyzontidae". FishBase. February 2011 version.

External links

• FishBase.org: Details for family Petromyzontidae – the Northern lampreys