Species of freshwater lamprey
European river lamprey
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European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the Pirita, Estonia
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Infraphylum:
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Agnatha
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Class:
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Petromyzontida
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Order:
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Petromyzontiformes
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Family:
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Petromyzontidae
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Genus:
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Lampetra
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Species:
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L. fluviatilis
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Binomial name
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Lampetra fluviatilis
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Synonyms[2][3]
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- 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.