Lethenteron reissneri
Appearance
Lethenteron reissneri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | Hyperoartia |
Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
Family: | Petromyzontidae |
Genus: | Lethenteron |
Species: | L. reissneri
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Binomial name | |
Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
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Lethenteron reissneri, the Far Eastern brook lamprey, is a species lamprey. Immature L reissneri are parasitic, but shift to a non-parasitic feeding strategy upon reaching maturity.[1] It is found in lakes and rivers in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.[2] It may be identical to the Siberian brook lamprey, Lethenteron kessleri, but molecular evidence suggests they are cryptic species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Lampreys of the World: FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. Available for download.
- ^ "Lethenteron reissneri, Far Eastern brook lamprey".
- ^ Yamazaki, Y.; Yokoyama, R.; Nishida, M.; Goto, A. (7 June 2006). "Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of Lethenteron lampreys in eastern Eurasia". Journal of Fish Biology. 68 (SB): 251–269. doi:10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.01070.x. ISSN 0022-1112.