Pouched lamprey
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The pouched lamprey (Geotria australis), also known as the piharau[3] in the North Island, korokoro,[4] kanakana[5] in the South Island, or wide-mouthed lamprey, is a species in the genus Geotria, which is the only genus in the family Geotriidae.[6] The second species in the genus is the Argentinian lamprey (Geotria macrostoma), which was revalidated as a separate species in 2020. The pouched lamprey is native to the southern hemisphere. It spends the early part of its life in fresh water, migrating to the sea as an adult, and returning to fresh water to spawn and die.
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Pouched lamprey | |
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Drawing by W. Wing | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
Class: | Hyperoartia |
Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
Family: | Geotriidae |
Genus: | Geotria |
Species: | G. australis |
Binomial name | |
Geotria australis J. E. Gray, 1851 | |
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