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  3. Chordates
  4. Lampreys
  5. Lampreys
  6. Northern Lampreys

family

Northern Lampreys

Petromyzontidae

Includes
7 native 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Lampetrinae 4 native
  • Petromyzontinae 3 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native northern lampreys All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus 720 observations
  • Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus 606 observations
  • Western River Lamprey Occidentis ayresii 348 observations
  • Least Brook Lamprey Lampetra aepyptera 347 observations
  • Southern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon gagei 250 observations
  • American Brook Lamprey Lethenteron appendix 239 observations
  • Chestnut Lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus 116 observations
  • Mountain Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon greeleyi 66 observations
  • Ohio Lamprey Ichthyomyzon bdellium 65 observations
  • Silver Lamprey Ichthyomyzon unicuspis 56 observations
  • Northern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor 41 observations
  • Miller Lake Lamprey Entosphenus minimus 6 observations
  • Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey Entosphenus lethophagus 4 observations
  • Klamath River Lamprey Entosphenus similis 3 observations

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