Lethenteron Explained

Lethenteron is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

• Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey)
• Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842) (American brook lamprey)
• Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (Arctic lamprey) (Japanese brook lamprey)
• Lethenteron kessleri (Anikin, 1905) (Siberian brook lamprey)
• Lethenteron mitsukurii (Hatta, 1901)
• Lethenteron ninae Naseka, Tuniyev & Renaud, 2009 (Western Transcaucasian lamprey)
• Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) (Far Eastern brook lamprey) ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Renaud, C. & Naseka, A. (2015): Redescription of the Far Eastern brook lamprey Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) (Petromyzontidae). ZooKeys, 506: 75-93.