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Sea lamprey is the most sought-after species in Portugal and one of only two that can legally bear the commercial name "lamprey" (lampreia): the other one being Lampetra fluviatilis, the European river lamprey, both according to Portaria (Government regulation no. 587/2006, from 22 June).
Lampetra ayresii is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.It is also called the river lamprey or western river lamprey.It is found in the eastern Pacific, specifically from Tee Harbor, Juneau in Alaska to the Sacramento–San Joaquin drainage in California, USA.
Eudontomyzon morii (Berg, 1931) – Korean lamprey (칠성말배꼽) Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) – Arctic lamprey (칠성장어) Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) – Far Eastern brook lamprey (다묵장어)
Common Name Scientific Name Image Native Non-Native Notes Pacific Lamprey: Lampetra tridentata: River Lamprey: Lampetra ayresl: Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey: Lampetra lethophaga: Klamath River Lamprey: Lampetra simiiis: Kern Brook Lamprey: Lampetra hubbsi: Western Brook Lamprey: Lampetra ricchardsoni: White Sturgeon: Acipenser transmontanus: Green ...
This is a list of freshwater fish living wild in the US state of Maryland. Bowfin ... American brook lamprey (Lampetra appendix) Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus ...
Close-up of a brook lamprey's anterior body. The brook lamprey is a common, non-parasitic species that is endemic to Europe. [1] Adult brook lampreys measure from 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in). The body is highly elongated and dark blue or greenish above, lightening to yellowish off-white on the sides and pure white on the ventral side.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
A lamprey is a jawless fish with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth, with which most species bore into the flesh of other fishes to suck their blood. In zoology, lampreys are not considered to be true fish because of their vastly different morphology and physiology.