Lethenteron reissneri
| Lethenteron reissneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Class: | Hyperoartia |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Lethenteron |
| Species: | L. reissneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)
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Lethenteron reissneri, the Far Eastern brook lamprey, is a species lamprey. Immature L reissneri are parasitic, but shift to a non-parasitic feeding strategy upon reaching maturity.[1] It is found in lakes and rivers in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.[2] It may be identical to the Siberian brook lamprey, Lethenteron kessleri, but molecular evidence suggests they are cryptic species.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Lampreys of the World: FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. Available for download.
- ^ "Lethenteron reissneri, Far Eastern brook lamprey".
- ^ Yamazaki, Y.; Yokoyama, R.; Nishida, M.; Goto, A. (7 June 2006). "Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of Lethenteron lampreys in eastern Eurasia". Journal of Fish Biology. 68 (SB): 251–269. doi:10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.01070.x. ISSN 0022-1112.
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