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Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae Northern lampreys
Subfamily: Petromyzontinae
Genus: Petromyzon

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Photo by Svensen, R.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Svensen, R.
 
Petromyzon marinus
[Sea lamprey]
1 Species of Family Petromyzontidae with Genus Petromyzon
(Northern lampreys)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Petromyzon marinus Sea lamprey Northeast Atlantic 120 TL



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