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River lamprey (Occidentis ayresii)
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Ecological Illustration of River lamprey (Occidentis ayresii)
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Petromyzontidae

River lamprey

Occidentis ayresii

A dark inner band mirrors across both tail lobes

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

River lamprey is known from Eastern Pacific as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Lampreys
Order
Lampreys
Family
Petromyzontidae
Genus
Occidentis
Body shape
anguilliform
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