Canadian Register of Marine Species - Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758

CaRMS taxon details

Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758

Parent

Petromyzontinae Bonaparte, 1831

Original name

Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758

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Species Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Petromyzon lamottenii Lesueur, 1827 accepted as Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842) (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly a 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. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101169 on 2026-09-04

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101169 on 2026-09-04

Taxonomic edit history

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action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2014-12-02 12:48:54Z

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Bailly, Nicolas

2025-03-25 16:27:06Z

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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. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., 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]