WoRMS taxon details
Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
101169 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101169)
accepted
Genus
Ammocoetes · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ammocoetus Duméril, 1812 · unaccepted
Batymyzon · unaccepted (misspelling)
Petromyzon (Bathymyzon) Gill, 1883 · unaccepted
- Species Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Petromyzon acutidens Philippi, 1865 accepted as Mordacia lapicida (Gray, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (possibly a synonym)
- Species Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon anwandteri Philippi, 1863 accepted as Mordacia lapicida (Gray, 1851) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon argenteus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon astori Girard, 1858 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon ayresii Günther, 1870 accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon borealis Girard, 1858 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon branchialis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon ciliatus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon cirrhatus Forster, 1801 accepted as Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)
- Species Petromyzon concolor (Kirtland, 1840) accepted as Ammocoetes concolor Kirtland, 1840 accepted as Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (possibly a synonym)
- Species Petromyzon epihexodon (Gill, 1862) accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836)
- Species Petromyzon ernstii Dybowski, 1872 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon fluvialis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (unaccepted > misapplication, also misspelling)
- Species Petromyzon fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon fonki Philippi, 1865 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851 (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon japonicus Martens, 1868 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon jurae MacCulloch, 1819 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon kameraticus Dybowski, 1869 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (unaccepted > unavailable name)
- Species Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon lividus Girard, 1858 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon lumbricalis Pallas, 1814 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon macrops Blainville, 1825 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (possibly a synonym)
- Species Petromyzon macrostomus Burmeister, 1868 accepted as Geotria macrostoma (Burmeister, 1868) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon maximus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Petromyzon mordax Richardson, 1846 accepted as Mordacia mordax (Richardson, 1846)
- Species Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon omalii Beneden, 1857 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon onki Philippi, 1865 accepted as Geotria australis Gray, 1851 (misspelling)
- Species Petromyzon plumbeus Ayres, 1855 accepted as Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870) (homonym)
- Species Petromyzon pricka Lacepède, 1798 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unavailable name, not latinized)
- Species Petromyzon sanguisuga Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon tridentatus Richardson, 1836 accepted as Entosphenus tridentatus (Richardson, 1836) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon wagneri Kessler, 1870 accepted as Caspiomyzon wagneri (Kessler, 1870) (synonym)
- Species Petromyzon argenteus Nardo, 1847 accepted as Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly a synonym)
- Species Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > nomen dubium, possibly a synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors [request]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101169 on 2024-11-22
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record 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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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