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Petromyzon branchialis
Pride Pride, n. [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); -- called also prid, and sandpiper.
Petromyzon marinus
Note: The common or sea lamprey of America and Europe (Petromyzon marinus), which in spring ascends rivers to spawn, is considered excellent food by many, and is sold as a market fish in some localities. The smaller river lampreys mostly belong to the genus Ammoc[oe]les, or Lampetra, as A. fluviatilis, of Europe, and A. [ae]pypterus of America. All lampreys attach themselves to other fishes, as parasites, by means of the suckerlike mouth.
Petromyzont
Petromyzont Pet`ro*my"zont, n. [Petro + Gr. ? to suck in.] (Zo["o]l.) A lamprey.

Meaning of Petromyzon from wikipedia

- The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "vampire fish". In its...
- found in most temperate regions. Some species (e.g. Geotria australis, Petromyzon marinus, and Entosphenus tridentatus) travel significant distances in...
- po****tion of this fish may be linked with the arrival of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), in the Great Lakes. The International Union for Conservation...
- Synonyms Petromyzon planeri Bloch 1784 Petromyzon septoeuil Lacepède 1802 Petromyzon niger Lacepède 1802 Petromyzon bicolor Shaw 1804 Petromyzon plumbeus...
- Caspiomyzon Entosphenus Eudontomyzon Ichthyomyzon Lampetra Lethenteron Petromyzon Tetrapleurodon McEachran, J.; Fechhelm, J.D. (1998). Fishes of the Gulf...
- Rückenmark von Ammocoetes (Petromyzon Planeri) [On the Origin of the Posterior Nerve Roots in the Spinal Cord of Ammocoetes (Petromyzon Planeri)] (in German)...
- (Linnaeus 1758) Petromyzon argenteus Bloch 1795 non Kirtland 1838 Petromyzon sanguisugus Lacepède 1800 Petromyzon jurae MacCulloch 1819 ?Petromyzon macrops Blainville...
- process. The Pacific lamprey is not the same fish as the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) that has invaded the Great Lakes via the Erie Canal. The Pacific...
- Ó'Conchúir, Ruairi; King, James J. (2015). "Behaviour of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.) at man-made obstacles during upriver spawning migration: use...
- camtschati****), also known as the ****anese river lamprey or ****anese lampern (Petromyzon ****onicus Martens 1868, Lampetra fluviatilis ****onica (Martens 1868),...