Eudontomyzon

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Eudontomyzon Rank Genus		Family Petromyzontidae Phylum Chordata Order Lamprey

Lower classifications Ukrainian brook lamprey, Carpathian brook lamprey, Vladykov's lamprey, Greek lamprey, Eudontomyzon stankokaramani

Eudontomyzon is a genus of lamprey in the Petromyzontidae family.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911 (Carpathian lamprey)

Eudontomyzon graecus (Renaud & Economidis, 2010) -validity doubtful, may be junior synonym of E. hellenicus-

Eudontomyzon hellenicus Vladykov, Renaud, Kott & Economidis, 1982 (Greek brook lamprey)

Eudontomyzon mariae (L. S. Berg, 1931) (Ukrainian brook lamprey)

Eudontomyzon morii L. S. Berg, 1931 (Korean Lamprey)

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani M. S. Karaman (sr), 1974 (Drin brook lamprey)

Eudontomyzon vladykovi Oliva & Zanandrea, 1959 (Danubian brook lamprey)

An eighth possible undescribed species, the Ukrainian migratory lamprey, became extinct in the late 19th century.

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