Species profile—Mordacia mordax (shorthead lamprey)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Petromyzonti ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti ) (lampreys) → Mordaciidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti&family=mordaciidae ) (southern topeyed lampreys) → Mordacia mordax (shorthead lamprey)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26976&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26976&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26976 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti ) (animals)
Class
Petromyzonti ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti ) (lampreys)
Family
Mordaciidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti&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 ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Exotic
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26976 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26976 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.