Tetrapleurodon
Sign in to saveTetrapleurodon is a genus of lampreys that are endemic to the Lerma–Chapala basin in west–central Mexico. Both species are threatened.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassPetromyzonti
- OrderPetromyzontiformes
- FamilyPetromyzontidae
Habitatfreshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Petromyzontidae
- Collections
- ASU, MNHN, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Mexique
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- Petromyzontidae
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- Tetrapleurodon
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Tetrapleurodon is a genus of lampreys that are endemic to the Lerma–Chapala basin in west–central Mexico. Both species are threatened.
==Species== There are two recognized species in this genus according to FishBase. They are sometimes included in the genus Lampetra instead. Tetrapleurodon geminis Álvarez, 1964 (Mexican brook lamprey) Tetrapleurodon spadiceus (T. H. Bean, 1887) (Mexican lamprey)
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