European river lamprey

European river lamprey
	European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the Pirita, Estonia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	Hyperoartia
Order:	Petromyzontiformes
Family:	Petromyzontidae
Genus:	Lampetra
Species:	L. fluviatilis
Binomial name
	Lampetra fluviatilis; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Petromyzon fluviatilis Linnaeus 1758; Petromyzon prickus Lacepède 1798; Petromyzon branchialis Linnaeus 1758; Ammocoetus branchialis (Linnaeus 1758); Petromyzon argenteus Bloch 1795 non Kirtland 1838; Petromyzon sanguisugus Lacepède 1800; Petromyzon jurae MacCulloch 1819; ?Petromyzon macrops Blainville 1825; Ammocoetes communis Gistel 1848; Petromyzon omalii Beneden 1857; Petromyzon fluviatilis m. major Smitt 1895; Lampetra opisthodon Gratzianov 1907; Lampetra fluviatilis f. typica Berg 1931; Lampetra fluviatilis f. praecox Berg 1932; Lampetra fluviatilis m. ladogensis Ivanova-Berg 1966;

The European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis), also known as the river lamprey or lampern, is a species of freshwater lamprey.

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