Ichthyomyzon

Ichthyomyzon
Ichthyomyzon fossor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Cephalaspidomorphi
Order:	Petromyzontiformes
Family:	Petromyzontidae
Genus:	Ichthyomyzon Girard, 1858
Type species
Petromyzon argenteus Kirtland, 1838

Ichthyomyzon is a genus of northern lampreys in the sub-family Petromyzontinae, native to North America.

Species

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

• Ichthyomyzon bdellium (D. S. Jordan, 1885) (Ohio lamprey)
• Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard, 1858 (Chestnut lamprey)
• Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916 (Northern brook lamprey)
• Ichthyomyzon gagei C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Southern brook lamprey)
• Ichthyomyzon greeleyi C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Mountain brook lamprey)
• Ichthyomyzon unicuspis C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Silver lamprey)

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