Petromyzon marinus
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- Ebener, M.P. Application of a dichotomous key to the classification of sea lamprey marks on Great Lakes fish, 2006:p. 1 (sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus))
- ITIS, via WWW, May 9, 2018(Petromyzon marinus. Common names: sea lamprey, lake lamprey)
- World register of marine species, via WWW, May 9, 2018(Petromyzon marinus. Status: accepted. Rank: Species. Synonymised names: Ammocoetes bicolor; Batymyzon bairdii; Lampetra marina; Oceanomyzon wilsoni; Petromyzon adriaticus; Petromyzon americanus; Petromyzon bairdii; Petromyzon concolor; Petromyzon lampetra; Petromyzon maculosus; Petromyzon marinus dorsatus; Petromyzon marinus unicolor; Petromyzon maximus; Petromyzon nigricans; Petromyzon ruber. Vernaculars (English): stone sucker; sea lamprey; nannie nine eyes; marine lamprey; lamprey; green sea lamprey; great sea lamprey)
Sweeting, Roger [Photographer] (2016) Sea lamprey parasitising brown trout.
Freshwater Biological Association, UK, CC BY-SA 3.0The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "vampire fish". In its original habitats, the sea lamprey coevolved with its hosts, and those hosts evolved a measure of resistance to the sea lampreys. It was likely introduced to the Great Lakes region through the Erie Canal in 1825 and the Welland Canal in 1919 where it has attacked native fish such as lake trout, lake whitefish, chub, and lake herring, Sea lampreys are considered a pest in the Great Lakes region as each individual has the potential of killing 40 pounds of fish through its 12–18 month feeding period.
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