Family
Petromyzontidae
10 species in 5 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 3 years (Miller Lake lamprey) to 10 years (European river lamprey).
Species
10
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
37.9%
Range 37.1–38.6%
Genera
5
Largest: Lethenteron (3)
Overview
The Petromyzontidae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Genera of Petromyzontidae
5 genera, by species countWhere Petromyzontidae sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Petromyzontidae (10)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Petromyzontidae
Select a column to sort| Lampetra fluviatilis | European river lamprey | 10 yr | 16,159 bp | 38.62% |
| Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific lamprey | 9 yr | 16,151 bp | 38.05% |
| Petromyzon marinus | Sea lamprey | 9 yr | 16,201 bp | 37.31% |
| Ichthyomyzon unicuspis | Silver lamprey | 8 yr | 16,163 bp | 37.05% |
| Lampetra aepyptera | Least brook lamprey | 8 yr | 16,236 bp | 38.36% |
| Lethenteron camtschaticum | Arctic lamprey | 7 yr | 16,277 bp | 37.83% |
| Ichthyomyzon fossor | Northern brook lamprey | 6 yr | 16,150 bp | 37.09% |
| Lethenteron appendix | American brook lamprey | 5 yr | 16,169 bp | 38.63% |
| Lethenteron reissneri | Far eastern brook lamprey | 4 yr | 16,461 bp | 37.86% |
| Entosphenus minimus | Miller Lake lamprey | 3 yr | 16,206 bp | 37.86% |