Lethenteron
E702544
Lethenteron is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys found primarily in freshwater and coastal regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
cyclostomes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
jawless fishes ⓘ |
| class | Hyperoartia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
eel-like
ⓘ
jawless ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| eggLayingEnvironment | freshwater streams ⓘ |
| family | Petromyzontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType |
non-parasitic in some species
ⓘ
parasitic in some species ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| hasBodyForm | elongated ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | lampreys ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
benthic filter feeder (larval stage)
ⓘ
fish ectoparasite (in parasitic adults) ⓘ |
| hasJaw | absent ⓘ |
| hasLarvalHabitat | soft sediment of streams ⓘ |
| hasMouthShape | round ⓘ |
| hasMouthType | suctorial ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveStrategy | external fertilization ⓘ |
| hasSkeletonType | cartilaginous ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Lethenteron alaskense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lethenteron appendix NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethenteron camtschaticum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethenteron japonicum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethenteron kessleri NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethenteron ninae NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethenteron reissneri NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethenteron zanandreai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTeeth | keratinous ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | lamprey systematics research ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage | ammocoete larva ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Petromyzontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Petromyzontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
anadromous in some species
ⓘ
resident freshwater in some species ⓘ |
| spawnsIn | gravel substrates ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Lethenteron camtschaticum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.