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Eudontomyzon danfordi, the Carpathian brook lamprey or Danube lamprey, is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. It is found in Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Hungary , Moldova , Romania , Serbia , Montenegro , Slovakia , and Ukraine .
Lamprey is sometimes seen for the plural form. [4] There are about 38 known extant species of lampreys [5] and around seven known extinct species. [6] [7] They are classified in three families: two small families in the Southern Hemisphere (Geotriidae, Mordaciidae) and one large family in the Northern Hemisphere; (Petromyzontidae).
Eudontomyzon vladykovi, or Vladykov's lamprey, is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. It is found in Austria , Germany , The Czech Republic , Bulgaria , Romania , Serbia , and Montenegro .
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.
Caspiomyzon hellenicus (Vladykov, Renaud, Kott & Economidis), 1982 (Greek brook lamprey) Caspiomyzon wagneri ( Kessler , 1870) (Caspian lamprey) This was formerly considered a monotypic genus containing only C. wagneri , but phylogenetic studies suggest that hellenicus and graecus , formerly placed in Eudontomyzon , also belong to this genus.
Lampetra is a genus of lampreys in the family Petromyzontidae.. Phylogenetic studies indicate that this genus as presently defined is polyphyletic, with species of this genus from western North America forming a clade that forms the sister group to Lethenteron, Eudontomyzon, and Lampetra sensu stricto (eastern North American and European species).
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.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...