Scientific Name
Petromyzon marinus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
SEA LAMPREY
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Agnatha |
Class | Cephalaspidomorphi |
Order | Petromyzontiformes |
Family | Petromyzontidae |
Genus | Petromyzon |
Species | Petromyzon marinus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Very likely found in the tidal section (mile zero upslope to Great Falls) at least seasonally. Not noted on Raesly's list of CHOH fish species observations from 2002 and 2003.; Data Source: Starnes, 2000
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
-
Migratory
Listed as reproducing status unknown in NPFauna.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
9/5/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Starnes 99
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