MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831

Traits taxon details

Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831

AphiaID

101163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101163)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Petromyzontiformes

Direct children (13)

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Subfamily Lampetrinae Fowler, 1958
1. Genus Caspiomyzon Berg, 1906
2. Genus Entosphenus Gill, 1862
3. Genus Eudontomyzon Regan, 1911
4. Genus Lampetra Bonnaterre, 1788
5. Genus Lethenteron Creaser & Hubbs, 1922
6. Genus Tetrapleurodon Creaser & Hubbs, 1922
Genus Occidentis Carim, Auringer, Docker, Renaud, Clemens, Blanchard, Parker & Young, 2024
Subfamily Petromyzontinae Bonaparte, 1831
1. Genus Ichthyomyzon Girard, 1858
2. Genus Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamily Geotriinae Gill, 1893 accepted as Geotriidae Gill, 1893 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Genus Oceanomyzon Fowler, 1908 accepted as Petromyzon Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101163 on 2025-04-01

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Petromyzontidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101163 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]