| European river lamprey |
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| European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the Pirita, Estonia |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Subphylum: |
Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: |
Agnatha |
| Superclass: |
Cyclostomi |
| Class: |
Petromyzontida |
| Order: |
Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: |
Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: |
Lampetra |
| Species: |
L. fluviatilis |
| Binomial name |
Lampetra fluviatilis
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| Synonyms |
- Petromyzon fluviatilis Linnaeus 1758
- Petromyzon prickus Lacepède 1798
- Petromyzon branchialis Linnaeus 1758
- Ammocoetus branchialis (Linnaeus 1758)
- Petromyzon argenteus Bloch 1795 non Kirtland 1838
- Petromyzon sanguisugus Lacepède 1800
- Petromyzon jurae MacCulloch 1819
- ?Petromyzon macrops Blainville 1825
- Ammocoetes communis Gistel 1848
- Petromyzon omalii Beneden 1857
- Petromyzon fluviatilis m. major Smitt 1895
- Lampetra opisthodon Gratzianov 1907
- Lampetra fluviatilis f. typica Berg 1931
- Lampetra fluviatilis f. praecox Berg 1932
- Lampetra fluviatilis m. ladogensis Ivanova-Berg 1966
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The European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis), also known as the river lamprey or lampern, is a species of freshwater lamprey.