Lampetra japonica (English spelling) Lampetra japonica

Japanese: Lampetra japonica(英語表記)Lampetrajaponica
Lampetra japonica (English spelling) Lampetra japonica

...There are five species of lamprey in the seas off Japan. Of these, the river lamprey, Lampetra japonica (illustration), is commonly called the lamprey, and is found as far south as Shimane Prefecture on the Sea of ​​Japan side and Ibaraki Prefecture on the Pacific side, and as far north as Sakhalin. It grows to about 60 cm in total length, slightly smaller than the snow lamprey, L. tridentata , which grows to 70 cm, but larger than the sand lamprey, L. mitsukurii (illustration), which only grows to 18 to 19 cm, and the Siberian lamprey, L. kessleri .

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Lampetra japonica" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本近海にはヤツメウナギ属は5種分布する。このうちカワヤツメLampetra japonica(イラスト)は一般にヤツメウナギと呼ばれ,日本海側は島根県,太平洋側は茨城県を南限とし,北はサハリンまで分布する。全長60cm程度になり,70cmになるユウフツヤツメL.tridentataよりやや小さく,18~19cmにしかならないスナヤツメL.mitsukurii(イラスト)やシベリアヤツメL.kessleriよりは大きい。…

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