Species details : Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758

Accepted scientific name:
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms:
Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818
Batymyzon bairdii (Gill, 1883) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Batymyzon bairdii (Gill, 1883)
Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908
Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847
Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818
Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883
Petromyzon concolor (non Kirtland, 1840) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon concolor (non Kirtland, 1840)
Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814
Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854
Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883
Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928
Petromyzon maximus Cuvier, 1816 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon maximus Cuvier, 1816
Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818
Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800 (ambiguous synonym) 1 literature reference for Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Kavall deti - Albanian Albania Click here to show the literature reference
Peshk kavall - Albanian Albania Click here to show the literature reference
Llampresa de mar - Catalan Spain(Catalunya) Click here to show the literature reference
Lampreda - Corsican France(Ajaccio, Corsica.) Click here to show the literature reference
Lamproia - Corsican France(Calvi, Corsica.) Click here to show the literature reference
Pesciu pece - Corsican France Click here to show the literature reference
Suchja pece - Corsican France(Bastia, Corsica.) Click here to show the literature reference
Paklara - Croatian Croatia
Mihule morská - Czech - Click here to show the literature reference
Havlampret - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Havniøje - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature reference
Zeeprik - Dutch Netherlands Click here to show the literature reference
Eel sucker - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Great sea lamprey - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Green lamprey - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Green sea lamprey - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Lamper - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprey - English Ireland
Lamprey - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprey eel - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Marine lamprey - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Nannie nine eyes - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Nine eyes - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Sea lamprey - English Estonia Click here to show the literature reference
Sea lamprey - English Russia Click here to show the literature reference
Sea lamprey - English Spain(Galicia (Ref. 86578).) Click here to show the literature reference
Sea lamprey - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Sea lamprey - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Shad lamprey - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Spotted lamprey - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Stone sucker - English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature reference
Sucker - English USA Click here to show the literature reference
Kjølsúgari - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Súgari - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Súgvari - Faroese - Click here to show the literature reference
Merinahkiainen - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature reference
Anguille musique - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Grande lamproie - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lamparda - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lampre - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lampresa - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprez - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lampria - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lamproie - French Canada(Quebec)
Lamproie de mer - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lamproie marbrée - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lamproie marine - French Belgium Click here to show the literature reference
Lamproie marine - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprua - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Sept-œil - French France Click here to show the literature reference
Suce-pierre - French France Click here to show the literature reference
An loimpre mhara - Gaelic, Irish Ireland
Lamproie - Gaelic, Irish Ireland Click here to show the literature reference
Große Lamprete - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Großes Neunauge - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprete - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprete - German Switzerland Click here to show the literature reference
Meer-Neunauge - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Meerneunauge - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Neunaugenkönig - German Germany(Schleswig-Holstein) Click here to show the literature reference
Seelamprete - German Germany Click here to show the literature reference
Sæsteinsuga - Icelandic Iceland Click here to show the literature reference
Lampreda di mare - Italian Italy Click here to show the literature reference
Buwahhal - Maltese Malta(Mediterranean) Click here to show the literature reference
Qalfat - Maltese Malta Click here to show the literature reference
Sangisug - Maltese Malta(Mediterranean) Click here to show the literature reference
海七鰓鰻 Hai ci sai man Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
海七鳃鳗 Hai qi sai man Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature reference
Petromyzon - Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Γαλιά Galia Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Λάμπενα Lampena Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Λάμπρενα Lamprena Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Λάμπρινα Lamprina Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Πετρόμυζον Petromyzon Modern Greek (1453-) Greece Click here to show the literature reference
Havniøye - Norwegian Norway Click here to show the literature reference
Minóg morski - Polish Poland Click here to show the literature reference
Lampreia do mar - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Lampreia-do-mar - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Lampreira marinha - Portuguese Portugal Click here to show the literature reference
Chiscar de mare - Romanian Romania Click here to show the literature reference
Morskaja minoga - Russian Latvia Click here to show the literature reference
Morskaya minoga - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature reference
минога морская - Russian - Click here to show the literature reference
минога морская - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature reference
морская минога - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature reference
Morska paklara - Serbian Serbia and Montenegro Click here to show the literature reference
Mihula morská - Slovak Slovakia Click here to show the literature reference
Morski piskor - Slovenian Slovenia Click here to show the literature reference
Morski piškur - Slovenian Slovenia
Amprea - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Amprega - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Chucladit - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Ferrêtimo - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Lampardia - Spanish Spain(Cantabrian Sea) Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprea - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Lamprea de mar - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Lampreia - Spanish Spain(Galicia) Click here to show the literature reference
Llamprea - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Llampresa - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Llampresa de mar - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Pegatimôn - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Xuclador - Spanish Spain Click here to show the literature reference
Havsnejonöga - Swedish Sweden Click here to show the literature reference
Derebofa balığı - Turkish Turkey Click here to show the literature reference
Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Cephalaspidomorphi FishBase
Order Petromyzontiformes FishBase
Family Petromyzontidae FishBase
Genus Petromyzon FishBase
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: Norway including Iceland and the Barents Sea, south to northern Africa. Throughout the western and central Mediterranean but absent from eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea (Ref. 59043). Western Atlantic: Labrador, Canada to Gulf of Mexico in Florida, USA. Landlocked in Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, Oneida Lake and Lake Champlain, Canada/USA (Ref. 12269). Gulf of St. Lawrence to St. Jonhs River in Florida, St. Lawrence-Great Lakes basin; 1 record for Florida panhandle (Ref. 86798). Appendix III of the Bern Convention (2002). Annex II (excluding Swedish population) of the EC Habitats Directive (2007).
Lifezones: Brackish,freshwater,marine
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2530
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:27bcb58e-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401

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