Eudontomyzon is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. Most species are found in Eastern Europe.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
An eighth possible undescribed species, the Ukrainian migratory lamprey, Eudontomyzon sp. nov. 'migratory', became extinct in the late 19th century.[2][3][4]
References
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^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Eudontomyzon in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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^ Kottelat, M.; Bogutskaya, N.G.; Freyhof, J. (2005). "On the migratory Black Sea Lamprey and the nomenclature of the ludoga, Peipsi and ripus whitefishes (Agnatha: Petromyzontidae; Teleostei: Coregonidae)" (PDF). Zoosystematica Rossica. 14 (1): 181–186. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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^ "Lamphreys". Vertebrate Diversity. University College of London. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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^ Potter, Ian C.; Gill, Howard S.; Renaud, Claude B.; Haoucher, Dalal (2015). "2: The Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Lampreys". In Docker, Margaret F. (ed.). Lampreys: Biology, Conservation and Control. Vol. 1. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 61. ISBN 978-94-017-9306-3.
