Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Agnatha > Class Cephalaspidomorphi > Order Petromyzontiformes

Petromyzontidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*lampreys*		subjective synonym

Children

Caspiomyzon Berg, 1906
Eudontomyzon Regan, 1911
Lampetrinae
Petromyzontinae

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): niøyefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: lampreys sources: Fishbase

Norwegian: niøyefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: niøyefamilien

Norwegian Nynorsk: niaugefamilien

Nynorsk (Norwegian): niaugefamilien

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 358
additional source	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Genbank

External Links

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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Petromyzontidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101163

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Petromyzontidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=12003