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Species profile—Mordacia mordax (shorthead lamprey)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Petromyzonti (lampreys) → Mordaciidae (southern topeyed lampreys) → Mordacia mordax (shorthead lamprey)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Petromyzonti (lampreys)
Family
Mordaciidae (southern topeyed lampreys)
Scientific name
Mordacia mordax (Richardson, 1846)
Common name
shorthead lamprey
Type reference
Richardson, J. (1846). Ichthyology. 53-74 pls 31-41, 43-44 & 53 (part) in Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds). The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839–43. E.W. Janson, London Vol. 2 139 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
26976
Alternate name(s)
short-headed lamprey
Australian lamprey
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26976.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024