Ichthyomyzon

Ichthyomyzon is a genus of northern lampreys in the sub-family Petromyzontinae, native to North America.

Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon fossor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Cephalaspidomorphi
Order:
Petromyzontiformes
Family:
Petromyzontidae
Genus:
Ichthyomyzon

Girard, 1858
Type species
Ichthyomyzon bdellium
Jordan, 1885
Synonyms[1]
  • Ichthyomyzon (Reighardina) Creaser & Hubbs 1922
  • Reighardina (Creaser & Hubbs 1922)
  • Scolecosoma Girard 1858

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Ichthyomyzon bdellium (D. S. Jordan, 1885) (Ohio lamprey)
  • Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard, 1858 (Chestnut lamprey)
  • Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916 (Northern brook lamprey)
  • Ichthyomyzon gagei C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Southern brook lamprey)
  • Ichthyomyzon greeleyi C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Mountain brook lamprey)
  • Ichthyomyzon unicuspis C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Silver lamprey)

References
  1. "Petromyzontidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish: fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Ichthyomyzon in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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