Lampetra ayresii

Lampetra ayresii is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. It is also called the river lamprey or western river lamprey. Found in the eastern pacific from Tee Harbor, Juneau in Alaska to the Sacramento-San Joaquin drainage in California, USA.[3][4]

Lampetra ayresii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Cephalaspidomorphi
Order:
Petromyzontiformes
Family:
Petromyzontidae
Genus:
Lampetra
Species:
L.ayresii
Binomial name
Lampetra ayresii
(Günther, 1870)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Petromyzon ayresii Günther 1870
  • Petromyzon plumbeus Ayres 1855
  • Ammocoetes cibarius Girard 1858
  • Lampetra cibaria (Girard 1858)

References
  1. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  2. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "Catalogue of Life : Lampetra ayresi (Günther, 1870)". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  4. "Lampetra ayresii, Western river lamprey | Fish Base". fishbase.se. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
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