Lampetra is a genus of lampreys in the family Petromyzontidae.

Phylogenetic studies indicate that this genus as presently defined is polyphyletic, with species of this genus from western North America forming a clade that forms the sister group to Lethenteron, Eudontomyzon, and Lampetra sensu stricto (eastern North American and European species).

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Lampetra aepyptera (C. C. Abbott, 1860) (Least brook lamprey)
  • Lampetra alavariensis Mateus, Alves, Quintella & P. R. Almeida, 2013 (Portuguese lamprey)
  • Lampetra auremensis Mateus, Alves, Quintella & P. R. Almeida, 2013 (Qurem lamprey)
  • Lampetra ayresii (Günther, 1870) (Western river lamprey)
  • Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (European river lamprey)
  • Lampetra hubbsi (Vladykov & Kott 1976) (Kern brook lamprey)
  • Lampetra lanceolata Kux & H. M. Steiner, 1972 (Turkish brook lamprey)
  • Lampetra lusitanica Mateus, Alves, Quintella & P. R. Almeida, 2013
  • Lampetra pacifica Vladykov 1973 (Pacific brook lamprey)
  • Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784) (European brook lamprey)
  • Lampetra richardsoni (Vladykov & Follett, 1965) (Western brook lamprey)
  • Lampetra soljani Tutman, Freyhof, Dulčić, Glamuzina & Geiger, 2017
  • Lampetra zanandreai Vladykov, 1955 (Po brook lamprey)