Tetrapleurodon is a genus of lampreys that are endemic to the Lerma–Chapala basin in west–central Mexico. Both species are threatened.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Petromyzontida |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Tetrapleurodon (Creaser & Hubbs 1922) |
| Type species | |
| Tetrapleurodon spadiceus (Bean 1887)
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Species
editThere are two recognized species in this genus according to FishBase.[2] They are sometimes included in the genus Lampetra instead.[1]
- Tetrapleurodon geminis Álvarez, 1964 (Mexican brook lamprey)
- Tetrapleurodon spadiceus (T. H. Bean, 1887) (Mexican lamprey)
References
edit- ^ a b Ceballos, G.; E.D. Pardo; L.M Estévez; H.E. Pérez, eds. (2016). Los peces dulceacuícolas de México en peligro de extinción. Fondo de Cultura Económic. ISBN 978-607-16-4087-1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tetrapleurodon". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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