Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Cephalaspidomorphi
Order	Petromyzontiformes
Family	Petromyzontidae
Genus	Petromyzon (1)
Size	Head-body length at spawning: over 45 cm (2)

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Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1). Listed in Appendix III of the Bern Convention and Annex II of the EC Habitats Directive (3).