Mordacia
Southern topeyed lampreys | |
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Mordacia mordax | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | Hyperoartia |
Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
Family: | Mordaciidae T. N. Gill, 1893 |
Genus: | Mordacia J. E. Gray, 1851 |
Type species | |
Petromyzon mordax J. Richardson, 1846
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Synonyms | |
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Mordacia is the sole genus of the family Mordaciidae, also known as the southern topeyed lampreys.
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Mordacia lapicida (J. E. Gray, 1851) (Chilean lamprey)
- Mordacia mordax (J. Richardson, 1846) (Australian lamprey)
- Mordacia praecox , 1968 (Australian brook lamprey)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Mordacia in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Categories:
- Mordacia
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Jawless fish genera
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Jawless fish stubs