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Northern lampreys

Northern lampreys
Sea Lamprey fish.jpg
Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) on a lake trout
Petromyzon marinus2.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Hyperoartia (Petromyzontida)
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
A. Risso, 1827
Genera

Caspiomyzon
Entosphenus
Eudontomyzon
Ichthyomyzon
Lampetra
Lethenteron
Petromyzon
Tetrapleurodon


Caspiomyzon
Entosphenus
Eudontomyzon
Ichthyomyzon
Lampetra
Lethenteron
Petromyzon
Tetrapleurodon

The northern lampreys (Petromyzontidae) are a family of lampreys. Northern lampreys have the highest number of chromosomes (164-174) among vertebrates.


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