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Mordacia lapicida
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Petromyzontida
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Mordaciidae
Genus: Mordacia
Species: M. lapicida
Binomial name
Mordacia lapicida
(J. E. Gray, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Caragola lapicida J. E. Gray, 1851
  • Petromyzon anwandteri Philippi 1863
  • Petromyzon acutidens Philippi 1865

Mordacia lapicida, also known as the Chilean lamprey, is a species of southern topeyed lamprey endemic to southern Chile, where it can be found in riverine and marine habitats. This species is anadromous. This parasitic lamprey can reach a length of 54 centimetres (21 in) SL. Ammocoetes and adults of this species are found in rivers, and occur in fine sand along river banks. The life cycle of a Mordacia lapicida is divided into three life stages: freshwater rearing, an ocean parasite and an adult spawning stage. Once in the adult stage, individuals migrate into marine waters where they attack and attach themselves to marine fishes. For this species, metamorphosis occurs during August and March.

References

  1. Colin, N. (22 March 2021). "Lamprea de Agua Dulce". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T13852A176561424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T13852A176561424.en. Retrieved 7 January 2025.{{cite iucn}}: |volume= / |date= mismatch, |date= / |doi= mismatch (help)
  2. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Mordaciidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mordacia lapicida". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. Quintella, B.R (2021). "At-sea feeding ecology of parasitic lampreys". Journal of Great Lakes Research. 47: S72 – S89. Bibcode:2021JGLR...47S..72Q. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2021.07.008. hdl:10174/31175. S2CID 238706584.
  5. Miller, Allison (March 2021). "The Southern Hemisphere Lampreys (Geotriidae and Mordaciidae)". Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 31 (2): 201–232. Bibcode:2021RFBF...31..201M. doi:10.1007/s11160-021-09639-x. S2CID 233676907.
  6. Lampreys of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lamprey species known to date.
Extant lamprey species
Caspiomyzon Eudontomyzon danfordi

Geotria australis

Lampetra fluviatilis.
Entosphenus
Eudontomyzon
Geotria
Ichthyomyzon
Lampetra
Lethenteron
Mordacia
Petromyzon
Tetrapleurodon
Taxon identifiers
Mordacia lapicida


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