Parasitic lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) native to the Northern Hemisphere
Sea lamprey
Multiple sea lampreys in the Aquarium Finisterrae, Spain
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Infraphylum:
Agnatha
Class:
Hyperoartia
Order:
Petromyzontiformes
Family:
Petromyzontidae
Genus:
Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
Species:
P. marinus
Binomial name
Petromyzon marinus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2][3]
Genus synonymy
Ammocoetus Dumeril 1812 non Erichson 1847
Petromyzon (Bathymyzon) Gill 1883
Bathymyzon (Gill 1883)
Oceanomyzon Fowler 1908
Lampreda Rafinesque 1815 nomen nudum
Pricus Rafinesque 1815 nomen nudum
Species synonymy
Lampetra marina (Linnaeus 1758)
Petromyzon (Bathymyzon) bairdii Gill 1883
Bathymyzon bairdii (Gill 1883)
Petromyzon ruber Lacepède 1800
?Petromyzon lampetrus Forsskål 1775 non Pallas 1814
Petromyzon lampetrus Pallas 1814 non Forsskål 1775
Petromyzon maximus Cuvier 1816
Petromyzon americanus Lesueur 1818
Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur 1818
Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur 1818
?Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo 1847
Petromyzon maculosus Gronow 1854
Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder 1883
Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage 1928
Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler 1908
?Petromyzon leucopterus Rafinesque 1818
?Petromyzon maurari DeKay 1840
The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "vampire fish". In its original habitats, the sea lamprey coevolved with its hosts, and those hosts evolved a measure of resistance to the sea lampreys.
It was likely introduced to the Great Lakes region through the Erie Canal in 1825 and the Welland Canal in 1919 where it has attacked native fish such as lake trout, lake whitefish, chub, and lake herring, Sea lampreys are considered a pest in the Great Lakes region as each individual has the potential of killing 40 pounds of fish through its 12–18 month feeding period.
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^Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^"Petromyzontidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish – fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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