Eudontomyzon
Eudontomyzon is an extinct genus of lamprey in the Petromyzontidae family. Most species were found in Eastern Europe.
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| Eudontomyzon mariae | |
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| Genus: | Eudontomyzon Regan 1911 |
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| Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan 1911 | |
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911 (Carpathian lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon graecus (Renaud & Economidis, 2010) (validity doubtful, may be junior synonym of E. hellenicus)
- Eudontomyzon hellenicus Vladykov, Renaud, Kott & Economidis, 1982 (Greek brook lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon mariae (L. S. Berg, 1931) (Ukrainian brook lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon morii L. S. Berg, 1931 (Korean Lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon stankokaramani M. S. Karaman (sr), 1974 (Drin brook lamprey)
- Eudontomyzon vladykovi Oliva & Zanandrea, 1959 (Danubian brook lamprey)
An eighth possible undescribed species, the Ukrainian migratory lamprey, became extinct in the late 19th century.[2][3]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Eudontomyzon in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- Eudontomyzon sp.nov. (iNaturalist)
- IUCN 2008 Red List - Eudontomyzon sp. nov. 'migratory'
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