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WoRMS taxon details

Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

101169 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101169)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831

Synonymised names

Ammocoetes · unaccepted (misspelling)

Ammocoetus Duméril, 1812 · unaccepted

Batymyzon · unaccepted (misspelling)

Petromyzon (Bathymyzon) Gill, 1883 · unaccepted

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Species Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Petromyzon acutidens Philippi, 1865 accepted as Mordacia lapicida (Gray, 1851) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Petromyzon anwandteri Philippi, 1863 accepted as Mordacia lapicida (Gray, 1851) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon argenteus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon astori Girard, 1858 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon ayresii Günther, 1870 accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon branchialis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon ciliatus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801 accepted as Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)
Species Petromyzon concolor Wright, 1892 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Petromyzon epihexodon (Gill, 1862) accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
Species Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon fluvialis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (unaccepted > misapplication, misspelling in Richardson (1828))
Species Petromyzon fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon fonki Philippi, 1865 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851 (synonym)
Species Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon jurae MacCulloch, 1819 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (ambiguous synonym)
Species Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Petromyzon lividus Girard, 1858 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon macrops Blainville, 1825 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (ambiguous synonym)
Species Petromyzon macrostomus Burmeister, 1868 accepted as Geotria macrostoma (Burmeister, 1868) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Petromyzon maximus Cuvier, 1816 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
Species Petromyzon mordax Richardson, 1846 accepted as Mordacia mordax (Richardson, 1846)
Species Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Petromyzon omalii Beneden, 1857 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon onki Philippi, 1865 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851 (misspelling)
Species Petromyzon plumbeus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870) (homonym)
Species Petromyzon pricka Lacepède, 1798 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (ambiguous synonym)
Species Petromyzon sanguisuga Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon tridentatus Richardson, 1836 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
Species Petromyzon wagneri Kessler, 1870 accepted as Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870) (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101169 on 2024-04-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors

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taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]