Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae Northern lampreys
Subfamily: Lampetrinae
Genus: Entosphenus

(See list of species below)

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Entosphenus folletti
[Northern California brook lamprey]

Photo by FAO

Entosphenus lethophagus
[Pit-Klamath brook lamprey]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Entosphenus macrostomus
[Vancouver lamprey]

Photo by FAO

Entosphenus minimus
[Miller Lake lamprey]

Photo by Goodman, D.

Entosphenus similis
[Klamath river lamprey]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Entosphenus tridentatus
[Pacific lamprey]

6 Species of Family Petromyzontidae with Genus Entosphenus
(Northern lampreys)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1976	Entosphenus folletti	Northern California brook lamprey	North America	30 TL
1971	Entosphenus lethophagus	Pit-Klamath brook lamprey	North America	22 TL
1982	Entosphenus macrostomus	Vancouver lamprey	North America	27.3 TL
1973	Entosphenus minimus	Miller Lake lamprey	North America	14.5 TL
1979	Entosphenus similis	Klamath river lamprey	North America	27 TL
1836	Entosphenus tridentatus	Pacific lamprey	North Pacific	76 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: CephalaspidomorphiOrder: PetromyzontiformesFamily: Petromyzontidae Northern lampreysSubfamily: LampetrinaeGenus: Entosphenus(See list of species below)

Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae Northern lampreys
Subfamily: Lampetrinae
Genus: Entosphenus

(See list of species below)