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Chestnut lamprey  (Ichthyomyzon castaneus)

Image source: Dustin Lynch | inaturalist.org

General data

  • Main name: Chestnut lamprey
  • Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
  • Habitat: Freshwater
  • Native: North America
  • Distribution: Suwannee River, Nelson River, Sabine River, Brazos River, Trinity River (Texas), Apalachicola River, View all... Colorado River (Texas), Mobile River, Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River

Classification

  • Genus: Ichthyomyzon - Ichthyomyzon
  • Family: Petromyzontidae - Lampreys
  • Order: Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys
  • Class: Petromyzonti - Lampreys
  • Superclass: Agnatha - Jawless fishes
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Taxonomy of Fishes

  • Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
  • Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
  • Agnatha - Jawless fishes->
    • Myxini - Hagfishes->
    • Petromyzonti - Lampreys->
      • Petromyzontiformes - Lampreys->
        • Petromyzontidae - Lampreys->
          • Eudontomyzon - Eudontomyzon->
          • Lampetra - Lampetra->
          • Petromyzon - Petromyzon->
          • Caspiomyzon - Caspiomyzon->
          • Entosphenus - Entosphenus->
          • Ichthyomyzon - Ichthyomyzon->
            • Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium)
            • Chestnut lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus)
            • Northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor)
            • Southern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon gagei)
            • Mountain brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon greeleyi)
            • Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis)
          • Lethenteron - Lethenteron->
          • Tetrapleurodon - Tetrapleurodon->
        • Geotriidae - Southern lampreys->
        • Mordaciidae - Southern topeyed lampreys->
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