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Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758

Sea lamprey
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Finland country information

Common names: Merinahkiainen
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Koli, L., 1990
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: A total of about 20 specimens caught in Finland, mostly in the Gulf of Finland (Ref. 6114). Considered as rare in its northern distribution (Ref. 40476). The Baltic Sea (Ref. 89241).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fi.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koli, L., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Petromyzontinae
Etymology: Petromyzon: petra (Gr.), rock or stone; myzon (Gr.), to suck, referring to their suctorial behavior (adults attach to rocks during nest building and mating). (See ETYFish);  marinus: Latin for “of the sea,” referring to its marine habitat (as a non-breeding adult) [see box, next page]. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marinhas; Água doce; estuarina demersal; anádromo (Ref. 89241); intervalo de profundidade 1 - 4099 m (Ref. 47198).   Temperate; 1°C - 20°C (Ref. 88713); 72°N - 25°N, 82°W - 27°E

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