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Lethenteron reissneri

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Lethenteron reissneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Petromyzontida
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Lethenteron
Species:
L. reissneri
Binomial name
Lethenteron reissneri
(Dybowski, 1869)

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.[2] It is found in lakes and rivers in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.[3] It may be identical to the Siberian brook lamprey, Lethenteron kessleri, but molecular evidence suggests they are cryptic species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN (2022-05-18). Lethenteron reissneri: Freyhof, J.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T135609A135108335 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature.
  2. ^ Lampreys of the World: FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. Available for download.
  3. ^ "Lethenteron reissneri, Far Eastern brook lamprey".
  4. ^ 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.