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Lethenteron ninae Naseka, Tuniyev & Renaud, 2009

Western Transcaucasian 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)ninae: In honor of ichthyologist Nina G. Bogutskaya (b. 1958), Russian Academy of Sciences, for her contribution to the knowledge of Eurasian freshwater fishes [placed in Lampetra and by some workers] (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Nina Gidalevna Bogutskaya (d: 1958) is a Russian ichthyologist who has chiefly focused on cypriniform fish. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

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