''Lethenteron'' is a

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of lamprey in the

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Petromyzontidae.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Lethenteron alaskense ''Lethenteron'' is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Lethenteron alaskense'' Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey) * ''Lethenteron appendix'' ( DeKay, ...

'' Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey) * ''

Lethenteron appendix ''Lethenteron appendix'', the American brook lamprey, is a common non-parasitic lamprey in North America. In adults their disc-like mouths contain poorly developed teeth, useless for attaching to a host. Description The eggs of the American broo ...

'' ( DeKay, 1842) (American brook lamprey) * ''

Lethenteron camtschaticum The Arctic lamprey (''Lethenteron camtschaticum''), also known as the Japanese river lamprey or Japanese lampern (''Petromyzon japonicus'' Martens 1868, ''Lampetra fluviatilis japonica'' (Martens 1868), '' Lampetra japonica'' (Martens 1868), '' L ...

'' ( Tilesius, 1811) (Arctic lamprey) (Japanese brook lamprey) * ''

Lethenteron kessleri ''Lethenteron'' is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Lethenteron alaskense'' Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey) * ''Lethenteron appendix'' ( DeKay, ...

'' (Anikin, 1905) (Siberian brook lamprey) * ''

Lethenteron ninae ''Lethenteron'' is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Lethenteron alaskense'' Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey) * ''Lethenteron appendix'' ( DeKay, ...

'' Naseka, Tuniyev &

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, 2009 (Western Transcaucasian lamprey) * ''

Lethenteron reissneri ''Lethenteron reissneri'', the Far Eastern brook lamprey, is a species of non-parasitic lamprey Lampreys (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are an ancient extant lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes , placed ...

'' ( Dybowski, 1869) (Far Eastern brook lamprey) Renaud, C. & Naseka, A. (2015): Redescription of the Far Eastern brook lamprey ''Lethenteron reissneri'' (Dybowski, 1869) (Petromyzontidae). ''ZooKeys, 506: 75-93.'' * ''

Lethenteron zanandreai ''Lethenteron zanandreai'', the Lombardy lamprey, is a species of lamprey in the Petromyzontidae family. It is found in Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss ...

'' ( Vladykov, 1955) (Po brook lamprey)

References

Jawless fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{jawless-fish-stub