Mordacia lapicida

Short description: Species of jawless fish

Mordacia lapicida

Conservation status

Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Infraphylum:  | Agnatha
Class:  | Hyperoartia
Order:  | Petromyzontiformes
Family:  | Mordaciidae
Genus:  | Mordacia
Species:  |

M. lapicida

Binomial name
Mordacia lapicida

(J. E. Gray, 1851)

Synonyms[2]

* 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.[3] The life cycle of a Mordacia lapicida is divided into three life stages: freshwater rearing, an ocean parasite and an adult spawning stage.[4] Once in the adult stage, individuals migrate into marine waters where they attack and attach themselves to marine fishes.[5]

## References

1. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Mordacia lapicida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T13852A4359552. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13852A4359552.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13852/4359552. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Mordaciidae". http://www.fishbase.se/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=680. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mordacia lapicida" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
4. ↑ Quintella, B.R (2021). "At-sea feeding ecology of parasitic lampreys". Journal of Great Lakes Research 47: S72–S89. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2021.07.008. Bibcode: 2021JGLR...47S..72Q.
5. ↑ Miller, Allison (March 2021). "The Southern Hemisphere Lampreys (Geotriidae and Mordaciidae)". Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 31 (2): 201–232. doi:10.1007/s11160-021-09639-x.

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