Southern Topeyed Lampreys
Mordacia
Mordacia is the sole genus of the family Mordaciidae, also known as the southern topeyed lampreys.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Chilean Lamprey
speciesMordacia lapicida
Short-headed Lamprey
speciesMordacia mordax
Australian Brook Lamprey
speciesMordacia praecox
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90040.