Petromyzontidae

Petromyzontidae
	Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) on a lake trout
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
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

References

^ 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.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Petromyzontidae". FishBase. February 2011 version.

External links

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

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[McEachran_Fechhelm_1998-1] 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.

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