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Mordacia lapicida (Gray, 1851)

Chilean lamprey
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Aconcagua, Ñuble, Andalién, Biobío, Renaico, Toltén, Claro, Mehuín, Donguil, Calle-Calle, Llanquihue, Tucapel, and San Juan rivers (Ref. 89241). Also Ref. 39873.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pequeño, G., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lamproie du Chili, Chilensk lampret, Tšiili lühipeasilm, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Petromyzonti (lampreys) > Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Mordaciidae (Southern topeyed lampreys)
Etymology: Mordacia: Etymology not explained, likely derived from mordax (L.), biting, referring to specific name of M. mordax. (See ETYFish);  lapicida: lapis (L.), stone; -cida (L.), cut or kill, i.e., stonecutter, allusion not evident but possibly referring to its parasitic behavior. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Gray.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 89241).   Subtropical; 34°S - 64°S (Ref. 26213)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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