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Lethenteron reissneri (Dybowski, 1869)

Far Eastern brook lamprey
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> Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Lampetrinae
Etymology: Lethenteron: Etymology not explained, perhaps lethalis (L.), lethal, or lethe (Gr.), forgetting or forgetfulness; enteron (Gr.) intestine, presumably referring to “degenerate and non-functional” intestine of adult L. appendix (See ETYFish)reissneri: Patronym not identified, possibly in honor of Baltic German anatomist Ernst Reissner (1824-1878) (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Ernst Reissner (1824–1878) was an Estonian (Baltic German) anatomist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Dybowski.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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