Lethenteron is a genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
- Lethenteron alaskense <small>Vladykov & Kott, 1978</small> (Alaskan brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron appendix <small>(DeKay, 1842)</small> (American brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron camtschaticum <small>(Tilesius, 1811)</small> (Arctic lamprey)
- Lethenteron hattai <small>Iwata, Sakai & Goto, 2024</small> (Southern Japanese brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron kessleri <small>(Anikin, 1905)</small> (Siberian brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron mitsukurii <small>(Hatta, 1901)</small> (Northern Japanese brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron ninae <small>Naseka, Tuniyev & Renaud, 2009</small> (Western Transcaucasian lamprey)
- Lethenteron reissneri <small>(Dybowski, 1869)</small> (Far Eastern brook lamprey)
- Lethenteron satoi <small>Sakai, Iwata & Watanabe, 2024</small> (Fan-tailed brook lamprey)
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