Mordacia lapicida

Mordacia lapicida
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Mordaciidae
Genus: Mordacia
Species: M. lapicida
Binomial name
Mordacia lapicida
(J. E. Gray, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Caragola lapicida J. E. Gray, 1851

Mordacia lapicida, also known as the Chilean Lamprey, is a species of southern topeyed lamprey endemic to southern Chile, where it inhabits rivers. This species is anadromous. This parasitic lamprey can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Mordacia lapicida. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 July 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mordacia lapicida" in FishBase. April 2013 version.