Greek lamprey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Hyperoartia
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Caspiomyzon
Species:
C. hellenicus
Binomial name
Caspiomyzon hellenicus
(Vladykov, Renaud, Kott & Economidis, 1982)
Synonyms[2]

Eudontomyzon hellenicus Vladykov et al., 1982

The Greek lamprey (Caspiomyzon hellenicus) (also known as the Greek or Macedonia brook lamprey) is a species of jawless fish in the Petromyzontidae family. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss. Originally considered a species of the genus Eudontomyzon, later phylogenetic analyses suggested that a placement within Caspiomyzon was more likely.[3] It is the most endangered species of lamprey, living only in the Strymon and Louros river basins.

References

  1. ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2020) [errata version of 2018 assessment]. "Caspiomyzon hellenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61198A174782523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61198A174782523.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  3. ^ Lang, N.J.; Roe, K.J.; Renaud, C.B.; Gill, H.S.; Potter, I.C.; Freyhof, J.; Naseka, A.M.; Cochran, P.; Pérez, H.E.; Habit, E.M.; Kuhajda, B.R.; Neely, D.A.; Reshetnikov, Y.S.; Salnikov, V.B.; Stoumboudi, M.T.; Mayden, R.L. (2009). "Novel relationships among lampreys (Petromyzontiformes) revealed by a taxonomically comprehensive molecular data set". American Fisheries Society Symposium. 72. Murdoch University: 41–55.
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