Mordacia
Appearance
Southern topeyed lampreys | |
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Family: | Mordaciidae T. N. Gill, 1893
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Genus: | Mordacia J. E. Gray, 1851
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Type species | |
Petromyzon mordax J. Richardson, 1846
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Mordacia is the sole genus of the family Mordaciidae, also known as the southern topeyed lampreys.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Mordacia lapicida (J. E. Gray, 1851) (Chilean lamprey)
- Mordacia mordax (J. Richardson, 1846) (Australian lamprey)
- Mordacia praecox Potter, 1968 (Australian brook lamprey)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Mordacia in FishBase. April 2013 version.