Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Petromyzonti
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae Northern lampreys
Subfamily: Lampetrinae
Genus: Lampetra

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Lampetra aepyptera
[Least brook lamprey]

Photo by Photo by Mateus, C.S.

Lampetra alavariensis
[]

Photo by Photo by Mateus, C.S.

Lampetra auremensis
[]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Lampetra ayresii
[Western river lamprey]

Photo by Photo by Zauke, G.P.

Lampetra fluviatilis
[River lamprey]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Lampetra hubbsi
[Kern brook lamprey]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Lampetra lanceolata
[Turkish brook lamprey]

Photo by Photo by Mateus, C.S.

Lampetra lusitanica
[]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Lampetra pacifica
[Pacific brook lamprey]

Photo by Photo by Hanel, L.

Lampetra planeri
[European brook lamprey]

Photo by Photo by Goodman, D.

Lampetra richardsoni
[Western brook lamprey]

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Max. Length 12.6 cm TL

Lampetra soljani
[]

Photo by Photo by Lorenzoni, M.

Lampetra zanandreai
[Po brook lamprey]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Lampetra aepyptera	Least brook lamprey	North America	18 TL	1860
Lampetra alavariensis		Europe	12.8 TL	2013
Lampetra auremensis		Europe	12.1 TL	2013
Lampetra ayresii	Western river lamprey	Eastern Pacific	31.1 TL	1870
Lampetra fluviatilis	River lamprey	Europe	50 TL	1758
Lampetra hubbsi	Kern brook lamprey	North America	14.2 TL	1976
Lampetra lanceolata	Turkish brook lamprey	Asia	14.1 TL	1972
Lampetra lusitanica		Europe	13.3 TL	2013
Lampetra pacifica	Pacific brook lamprey	North America	17.5 TL	1973
Lampetra planeri	European brook lamprey	Europe	20.5 TL	1784
Lampetra richardsoni	Western brook lamprey	North America	17.3 TL	1965
Lampetra soljani		Europe	12.6 TL	2017
Lampetra zanandreai	Po brook lamprey	Europe	26 TL	1955

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: PetromyzontiOrder: PetromyzontiformesFamily: Petromyzontidae Northern lampreysSubfamily: LampetrinaeGenus: Lampetra(See list of species below)

Class: Petromyzonti
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae Northern lampreys
Subfamily: Lampetrinae
Genus: Lampetra

(See list of species below)