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Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) >
Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Petromyzontinae
Etymology: Ichthyomyzon: ichthys, fish; myzon (Gr.), to suck (borrowed from Petromyzon), i.e., a sucking fish, referring to their suctorial behavior (See ETYFish); gagei: In honor of American histologist and embryologist Simon Henry Gage (1851-1944), Cornell University (Ithaca, New York, USA), “one of the foremost students of the lampreys,” who brought this “interesting and distinct species” to the authors’ attention (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Simon Henry Gage (1851–1944) was a histologist and embryologist at Cornell University, which awarded his first degree (1877). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Hubbs & Trautman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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