Ichthyomyzon

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

Lower classifications Silver lamprey, Northern brook lamprey, Chestnut lamprey, Southern brook lamprey, Mountain brook lamprey

Ichthyomyzon is a genus of northern lampreys in the sub-family Petromyzontinae, native to North America.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

Ichthyomyzon bdellium (D. S. Jordan, 1885) (Ohio lamprey)

Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard, 1858 (Chestnut lamprey)

Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916 (Northern brook lamprey)

Ichthyomyzon gagei C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Southern brook lamprey)

Ichthyomyzon greeleyi C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Mountain brook lamprey)

Ichthyomyzon unicuspis C. L. Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 (Silver lamprey)

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