Lethenteron

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Lethenteron is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys found primarily in freshwater and coastal regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

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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

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Petromyzontidae containsGenus Lethenteron