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Petromyzontidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
<i>Saggio d</i>’<i>una distribuzione metodica degli animali vertebrati a sangue freddo. Giorn. Arcadica</i>, <b>52</b>: 165, 189

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Petromyzonti
order
Petromyzontiformes
family
Petromyzontidae

Name

Synonyms
Petromizonidae
Petromyzonidae
Petromyzoniidae
Homonyms
Petromyzontidae
Common names
Lamprea in Spanish
Lampreias do Hemisfério Norte in Portuguese
Lampretfamilien in Danish
Lampretfamilien in Danish
Lamprey in English
Lamprey in English
Lamprey in English
Lampreys in English
Lampreys in English
Minogowate in Polish
Neunaugen in German
Northern Lampreys in English
Nēģu in Latvian
Prikken in Dutch
lampreas in Spanish
lampreas in Spanish
lamprey in English
lampreys in English
lampreys in English
lampreys in English
lamproies in French
lamproies in French
mihulovití in Czech
nahkiaiset in Finnish
nahkiaiset in Finnish
nejonögon in Swedish
nejonögonfiskar in Swedish
niaugefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
niøyefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
obestämt nejonöga in Swedish
piškurji in Slovenian
prikken in Dutch
Миногови in Bulgarian
Миноговые in Russian
Міногавыя in Belarusian
Міногові in Ukrainian
миноги in Russian
ปลาแลมป์เพรย์ in Thai
ปลาแลมป์เพรย์เหนือ in Thai
ヤツメウナギ科 in Japanese
칠성장어과 in Korean
Northern Lampreys in English
Northern Lampreys in English
nejonögonfiskar in Swedish
niaugefamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian
niøyefamilien in Norwegian Bokmål
ヤツメウナギ科 in Japanese
lampreys in English
lampreys in English
nejonögon in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. CoL2006/FishBase
  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  3. FishBase
  4. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  5. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  6. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  7. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1171 The stem of the generic name Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces) is Petromyzont-.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 38(2), 98-99 (1981)
  8. Kullander, Stach, Nyman, Samuelsson, Hansson, Delling, Blom & Jilg (2011) Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna. Ryggsträngsdjur: Lansettfiskar–broskfiskar. Chordata: Branchiostomatidae–Chondrichthyes.
  9. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  10. Renaud (2011) Lampreys of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lamprey species known to date.
  11. Renaud, Claude B., 2011: Lampreys of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lamprey species known to date. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, No. 5. vi + 109.
  12. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  13. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  14. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  15. as per included genera
  16. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 358
  17. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 358
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