Lethenteron

E702544

Lethenteron is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys found primarily in freshwater and coastal regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lethenteron camtschaticum 2
Lethenteron canonical 1
Lethenteron appendix 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
belongsToGroup cyclostomes
linked to: Agnatha

jawless fishes
class Hyperoartia
describedAs eel-like
jawless
distributionRegion Asia
Europe
North America
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
eggLayingEnvironment freshwater streams
family Petromyzontidae
feedingType non-parasitic in some species
parasitic in some species
habitat coastal marine waters
freshwater
lakes
rivers
hasBodyForm elongated
hasCommonName lampreys
hasEcologicalRole benthic filter feeder (larval stage)
fish ectoparasite (in parasitic adults)
hasJaw absent
hasLarvalHabitat soft sediment of streams
hasMouthShape round
hasMouthType suctorial
hasReproductiveStrategy external fertilization
hasSkeletonType cartilaginous
hasSpecies Lethenteron alaskense
Lethenteron appendix
linked to: Lethenteron

Lethenteron camtschaticum
linked to: Lethenteron

Lethenteron japonicum
Lethenteron kessleri
linked to: Lethenteron

Lethenteron ninae
linked to: Lethenteron

Lethenteron reissneri
linked to: Eptatretus

Lethenteron zanandreai
hasTeeth keratinous
isSubjectOf lamprey systematics research
kingdom Animalia
lifeCycleStage ammocoete larva
nativeRange Northern Hemisphere
order Petromyzontiformes
parentTaxon Petromyzontidae
phylum Chordata
reproductionType anadromous in some species
resident freshwater in some species
spawnsIn gravel substrates
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Lethenteron camtschaticum
linked to: Lethenteron

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petromyzontidae containsGenus Lethenteron
Lethenteron typeSpecies Lethenteron camtschaticum
linked to: Lethenteron
Lethenteron hasSpecies Lethenteron camtschaticum
linked to: Lethenteron
Lethenteron hasSpecies Lethenteron appendix
linked to: Lethenteron
Lethenteron hasSpecies Lethenteron ninae
linked to: Lethenteron
Lethenteron hasSpecies Lethenteron kessleri
linked to: Lethenteron