Mordacia lapicida
| Mordacia lapicida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Cephalaspidomorphi |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Mordaciidae |
| Genus: | Mordacia |
| Species: | M. lapicida |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordacia lapicida (J. E. Gray, 1851) | |
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Mordacia lapicida, also known as the Chilean Lamprey, is a species of southern topeyed lamprey endemic to southern Chile, where it can be found in riverine and marine habitats. This species is anadromous. This parasitic lamprey can reach a length of 54 centimetres (21 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Mordacia lapicida. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 July 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mordacia lapicida" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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