| European river lamprey
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| European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the Pirita, Estonia
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Chordata
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| Infraphylum:
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Agnatha
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Cyclostomi
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| Class:
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Petromyzontida
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| Order:
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Petromyzontiformes
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| Family:
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Petromyzontidae
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| Genus:
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Lampetra
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| Species:
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L. fluviatilis
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| Binomial name
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Lampetra fluviatilis
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| Synonyms
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- Petromyzon fluviatilis Linnaeus 1758
- Petromyzon prickus Lacepède 1798
- Petromyzon branchialis Linnaeus 1758
- Ammocoetus branchialis (Linnaeus 1758)
- Petromyzon argenteus Bloch 1795 non Kirtland 1838
- Petromyzon sanguisugus Lacepède 1800
- Petromyzon jurae MacCulloch 1819
- ?Petromyzon macrops Blainville 1825
- Ammocoetes communis Gistel 1848
- Petromyzon omalii Beneden 1857
- Petromyzon fluviatilis m. major Smitt 1895
- Lampetra opisthodon Gratzianov 1907
- Lampetra fluviatilis f. typica Berg 1931
- Lampetra fluviatilis f. praecox Berg 1932
- Lampetra fluviatilis m. ladogensis Ivanova-Berg 1966
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The European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis), also known as the river lamprey or lampern, is a species of freshwater lamprey.