Lethenteron

Lethenteron is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.

Lethenteron
Lethenteron camtschaticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Superclass:	Cyclostomi
Class:	Petromyzontida
Order:	Petromyzontiformes
Family:	Petromyzontidae
Genus:	Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs 1922
Type species
Lethenteron appendix (DeKay 1842)
Synonyms[1]
Lampetra (Lethenteron) Creaser & Hubbs 1922

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott, 1978 (Alaskan brook lamprey)
• Lethenteron appendix (DeKay, 1842) (American brook lamprey)
• Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (Arctic lamprey) (Japanese brook lamprey)^[3]
• Lethenteron kessleri (Anikin, 1905) (Siberian brook lamprey)
• Lethenteron mitsukurii (Hatta, 1901)
• Lethenteron ninae Naseka, Tuniyev & Renaud, 2009 (Western Transcaucasian lamprey)
• Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869) (Far Eastern brook lamprey) ^[3]