Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

Lampetra aepyptera
[Least brook lamprey]

Photo by Mateus, C.S.

Lampetra alavariensis
[]

Photo by Mateus, C.S.

Lampetra auremensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Lampetra ayresii
[Western river lamprey]

Photo by Zauke, G.P.

Lampetra fluviatilis
[River lamprey]

Photo by FAO

Lampetra hubbsi
[Kern brook lamprey]

Photo by FAO

Lampetra lanceolata
[Turkish brook lamprey]

Photo by Mateus, C.S.

Lampetra lusitanica
[]

Photo by FAO

Lampetra pacifica
[Pacific brook lamprey]

Photo by Hanel, L.

Lampetra planeri
[European brook lamprey]

Photo by Goodman, D.

Lampetra richardsoni
[Western brook lamprey]

11 Species of Family Petromyzontidae with Genus Lampetra
(Northern lampreys)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1860	Lampetra aepyptera	Least brook lamprey	North America	18 TL
2013	Lampetra alavariensis		Europe	12.8 TL
2013	Lampetra auremensis		Europe	12.1 TL
1870	Lampetra ayresii	Western river lamprey	Eastern Pacific	31.1 TL
1758	Lampetra fluviatilis	River lamprey	Europe	50 TL
1976	Lampetra hubbsi	Kern brook lamprey	North America	14.2 TL
1972	Lampetra lanceolata	Turkish brook lamprey	Asia	14.1 TL
2013	Lampetra lusitanica		Europe	13.3 TL
1973	Lampetra pacifica	Pacific brook lamprey	North America	17.5 TL
1784	Lampetra planeri	European brook lamprey	Europe	20.5 TL
1965	Lampetra richardsoni	Western brook lamprey	North America	17.3 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

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

(See list of species below)