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Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831

105119  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:105119)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Cephalaspidomorphi (Class)
  6. Petromyzontiformes (Order)
  7. Petromyzontidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Petromyzonidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Caspiomyzon Berg, 1906
  2. Genus Entosphenus Gill, 1862
  3. Genus Eudontomyzon Regan, 1911
  4. Genus Gilpichthys Bardack & Richardson, 1977 †
  5. Genus Ichthyomyzon Girard, 1858
  6. Genus Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788
  7. Genus Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs, 1922
  8. Genus Mesomyzon Chang, Zhang & Miao, 2006 †
  9. Genus Myxinikela Bardack, 1991 †
  10. Genus Occidentis Carim, Auringer, Docker, Renaud, Clemens, Blanchard, Parker & Young, 2024
  11. Genus Oceanomyzon Fowler, 1908
  12. Genus Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  13. Genus Priscomyzon Gess, Coates & Rubidge, 2006 †
  14. Genus Tetrapleurodon Creaser & Hubbs, 1922
  15. Genus Agnathomyzon Gratzianov, 1907 accepted as Caspiomyzon Berg, 1906
  16. Genus Ammocaetes Berthold, 1827 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  17. Genus Ammocetes Fleming, 1822 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  18. Genus Ammocites Berthold, 1827 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  19. Genus Ammocoetes Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Ammocoetus Duméril, 1812 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  20. Genus Ammocoetus Duméril, 1812 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  21. Genus Bathymyzon Gill, 1883 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  22. Genus Batymyzon accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
  23. Genus Caragola Gray, 1851 accepted as Mordacia Gray, 1851
  24. Genus Dionisia Lahille, 1915 accepted as Geotria Gray, 1851
  25. Genus Enthosphenus Berg, 1906 accepted as Entosphenus Gill, 1862
  26. Genus Entospheneus accepted as Entosphenus Gill, 1862 (misspelling)
  27. Genus Haploglossa Gratzianov, 1907 accepted as Caspiomyzon Berg, 1906
  28. Genus Lampetra Malm, 1863 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  29. Genus Lampetra Gray, 1851 accepted as Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788 (synonym)
  30. Genus Lampreda Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  31. Genus Macrophthalmia Plate, 1897 accepted as Geotria Gray, 1851
  32. Genus Neomordacia Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Geotria Gray, 1851
  33. Genus Okkelbergia Creaser & Hubbs, 1922 accepted as Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788
  34. Genus Peteromyzon Diesing, 1850 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  35. Genus Petromirzon Razoumowsky, 1789 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Genus Petromyxon Swainson, 1838 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  37. Genus Petronizon Bloch, 1779 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
  38. Genus Pricus Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  39. Genus Reighardina Creaser & Hubbs, 1922 accepted as Ichthyomyzon Girard, 1858
  40. Genus Scolecosoma Girard, 1858 accepted as Ichthyomyzon Girard, 1858
  41. Genus Velasia Gray, 1851 accepted as Geotria Gray, 1851
  42. Genus Yarra Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Geotria Gray, 1851
  43. Genus Enneophthalmus Billberg, 1833 (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Genus Petromyzus Billberg, 1833 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2024). Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105119 on 2026-06-03
Date
action
by
2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien
2024-06-26 18:22:37Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record CoL2006/FishBase [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source as per included genera [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Cephalaspidomorphi (Class) > Petromyzontiformes (Order) > Petromyzontidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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