Scientific Name
Lethenteron japonicum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lethenteron japonicum (Martens, 1868)
Park
Alagnak Wild River (ALAG)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Arctic lamprey
Park Synonyms
Lampetra japonica
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Agnatha |
Class | Cephalaspidomorphi |
Order | Petromyzontiformes |
Family | Petromyzontidae |
Genus | Lethenteron |
Species | Lethenteron japonicum |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Heard, W. R., R. L. Wallace, W. L. Hartman. 1969. Distributions of fishes in fresh water of Katmai National Monument, Alaska, and their zoographical implications. Special scientific report -- fisheries no. 590.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
5
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jeff Shearer
Created Date
3/26/2008 1:29:24 PM
Last Modified By
Jeff Shearer (NPS - SWAN)
Last Modified Date
3/26/2008 1:35:32 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Heard, W. R., R. L. Wallace, W. L. Hartman. 1969. Distributions of fishes in fresh water of Katmai National Monument, Alaska, and their zoographical implications. Special scientific report -- fisheries no. 590.