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Petromyzon Collection

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver Lamprey

Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver Lamprey
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis or European River Lamprey), and Silver Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis). Date: 1865

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus

Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus (Marine or spotted lamprey). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Red algae seaweed species

Red algae seaweed species
Red algae species Halopteris scoparia 1, Ceramium casuarinae 2, and Ceramium pedicellatum 3. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Parasitic lamprey eels

Parasitic lamprey eels
Sea lamprey eel, Petromyzon marinus 1, mouth 2, river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis 3, 4, and brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri 5

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Ray, shark, sturgeon, lamprey, etc

Ray, shark, sturgeon, lamprey, etc
Marine creatures: hagfish, Myxine glutinosa 1, river lamprey eel, Petromyzon fluviatilis 2, torpedo ray, Raja torpedo ocellata 3, great white shark, Squalus carcharias, vulnerable 4, rat fish

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Admiral cone, larval stage of lamprey, and extinct ammonite

Admiral cone, larval stage of lamprey, and extinct ammonite
Admiral cone, Conus ammiralis 1, ammocete or larval stage of lamprey, Petromyzon marinus 2, and extinct ammonite mollusc fossil 3

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: River lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis

River lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis (Lampern or lesser lamprey, Petromyzon fluviatilis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Lampreys, sole, sea zebra and eel

Lampreys, sole, sea zebra and eel
Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus 1, European brook lamprey, Lampetra planeri 2, Dover sole, Solea solea 3, sea zebra, Zebrias zebra 4, and moray eel, Muraena helena 5

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Unusual marine creatures

Unusual marine creatures
Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, planehead filefish, Stephanolepis hispidus, elephantfish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, spotted wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, and seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Planers and Mud Lamprey, Borer and Lancelet

Planers and Mud Lamprey, Borer and Lancelet
Planers Lamprey (Petromyzon planeri), Mud Lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis or Petromyzon branchialis, also known as European River Lamprey, Blind Lamprey and Pride), Borer (Gastrobranchus coecus)

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Sea Lamprey, Lampern, Planers Lamprey and Pride

Sea Lamprey, Lampern, Planers Lamprey and Pride
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis or European River Lamprey), Planers Lamprey (Petromyzon planeri), and Pride (Lampetra fluviatilis or Petromyzon branchialis)

Background imagePetromyzon Collection: Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus

Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G


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