WoRMS taxon details
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
101174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101174)
accepted
Species
Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Batymyzon bairdii (Gill, 1883) · unaccepted
Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847 · unaccepted (possibly a synonym)
Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon maximus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818 · unaccepted (synonym)
Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800 · uncertain > nomen dubium (possibly a synonym)
- Subspecies Petromyzon marinus camtschaticus Tilesius, 1811 accepted as Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) (synonym)
- Subspecies Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883 accepted as Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Western Atlantic from Labrador to Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Western Atlantic from Labrador to Gulf of Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101174 on 2024-11-22
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bigelow, H. B.; Schroeder, W. C. (1953). Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays, and chimaeroids. <em>Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir Sears Foundation for Marine Research. Yale University, New Haven.</em> 1: 1-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvbcd0f3.5 [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 230 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Kelly, F.; King, J. (2001). A Review of the Ecology and Distribution of Three Lamprey Species, Lampetra fluviatilis (L.), Lampetra planeri (Bloch) and Petromyzon marinus (L.): A Context for Conservation and Biodiversity Considerations in Ireland. <em>Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 101B(3): 165-185. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 230 [details] Available for editors
[request]context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Agnatha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 358 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bigelow, H. B.; Schroeder, W. C. (1953). Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays, and chimaeroids. <em>Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir Sears Foundation for Marine Research. Yale University, New Haven.</em> 1: 1-588., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvbcd0f3.5 [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 230 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Kelly, F.; King, J. (2001). A Review of the Ecology and Distribution of Three Lamprey Species, Lampetra fluviatilis (L.), Lampetra planeri (Bloch) and Petromyzon marinus (L.): A Context for Conservation and Biodiversity Considerations in Ireland. <em>Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy.</em> 101B(3): 165-185. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Algae, as well as live cod, haddock, hake, mackerel, shad, salmon, sturgeon, swordfish and basking sharks [details]Distribution Western Atlantic from Labrador to Gulf of Mexico [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Anadromous species, spends adult life in saltwater except to spawn in freshwater streams. [details]
Importance Social- Minor commercial [details]
Predators Found in the stomachs of swordfish and striped bass [details]
Reproduction Spawns in spring in freshwater streams [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | nandësyshjakavalli i detit | [details] |
| Breton | suzon | [details] |
| Danish | havlampret | [details] |
| Dutch | zeeprikzeelampreigrote negenoog | [details] |
| English | stone suckersea lampreynannie nine eyesmarine lampreygreen sea lampreygreat sea lamprey | [details] |
| Finnish | merinahkiainen | [details] |
| French | suchja peceset-ullslamprualamproie marinelamproie de merlamproielamproialamprialampresalampredalamprélampardagrande lamproie | [details] |
| German | SeelampreteMeerneunaugeLampretegroßes Neunaugegroße Lamprete | [details] |
| Italian | pesciu pecelampreda di mare | [details] |
| Lithuanian | jūrinė nėgė | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | ΠετρόμυζονΛάμπραινα | [details] |
| Norwegian | havniøye | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | havniøye | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | havniauge | [details] |
| Polish | minóg morskiminog morski | [details] |
| Portuguese | lampreia do mar | [details] |
| Romanian | chiscar de mare | [details] |
| Russian | morskaya minoga | [details] |
| Slovenian | morski piškur | [details] |
| Spanish | xucladorpegatimônllampresa de marllampresallamprealampreialamprea marinalamprea de marlamprealampardiaferrêtimochucladitampregaamprea | [details] |
| Swedish | havsnejonöga | [details] |
| Turkish | deniz taşemeni | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Морська мінога Мінога морськакрупна морська мінога | [details] |
| Welsh | llysywen bendoll y môr | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon maximus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (920 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petromyzon marinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Batymyzon bairdii (Gill, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon maximus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883)
To FishBase images (Petromyzon marinus, by Svensen, R.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (283630 nucleotides; 40812 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petromyzon marinus P08330 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon maximus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (47 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (60 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (920 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Petromyzon marinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Lampetra marina (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon adriaticus Nardo, 1847)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon americanus Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon ruber Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon nigricans Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Batymyzon bairdii (Gill, 1883))
To FishBase (from synonym Oceanomyzon wilsoni Fowler, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Ammocoetes bicolor Lesueur, 1818)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon bairdii Gill, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon lampetra Pallas, 1814)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon maximus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon maculosus Gronow, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon marinus unicolor Gage, 1928)
To FishBase (from synonym Petromyzon marinus dorsatus Wilder, 1883)
To FishBase images (Petromyzon marinus, by Svensen, R.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (283630 nucleotides; 40812 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Petromyzon marinus P08330 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
