Species profile—Mordacia sp.
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 sp.
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=30037&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=30037&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=30037 )
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 sp. Gray, 1851
- Type reference
- Gray, J.E. (1851). List of the Specimens of Fish in the Collection of the British Museum. Chondropterygii. British Museum, London. 160 pp.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 30037
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Marine
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Mordacia%20sp.#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=MORDACIA%2BSP. )
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=30037 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=30037 ).
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.