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Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758

Sea lamprey
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Libya country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vladykov, V.D., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lamproie marine, Lamprea marina, Минога морская, ... more

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

Petromyzonti (lampreys) > 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 Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 89241); depth range 1 - 4099 m (Ref. 47198).   Temperate; 1°C - 20°C (Ref. 88713); 72°N - 25°N, 82°W - 27°E

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