Entosphenus

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Entosphenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Petromyzontida or Hyperoartia
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Entosphenus
T. N. Gill, 1862

Entosphenus is a genus of lampreys.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Entosphenus folletti Vladykov & Kott, 1976 (Modoc Brook lamprey)
  • Entosphenus hubbsi Vladykov & Kott, 1976 (Kern brook lamprey)
  • Entosphenus lethophagus (C. L. Hubbs, 1971) (Pit-Klamath brook lamprey)
  • Entosphenus macrostomus (Beamish, 1982) (Vancouver lamprey)
  • Entosphenus minimus (C. E. Bond & T. T. Kan, 1973) (Miller Lake lamprey)
  • Entosphenus similis Vladykov & Kott, 1979 (Klamath river lamprey)
  • Entosphenus tridentatus (J. Richardson, 1836) (Pacific lamprey)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Entosphenus in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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