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Petromyzontidae

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

Caspiomyzon
Entosphenus
Eudontomyzon
Ichthyomyzon
Lampetra
Lethenteron
Petromyzon
Tetrapleurodon

The northern lampreys (Petromyzontidae) are a family of lampreys.[1] Northern lampreys have the highest number of chromosomes (164–174) among vertebrates.[2]

Genera

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.