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| Scientific Name |
Lampetra lamottenii |
| Classified By |
Lesueur, 1827 |
| Common Name |
Brook lamprey |
| Class |
Lampreys (Cephalaspidomorphi) |
| Order |
Lampreys (Petromyzontiformes) |
| Family |
Lampreys (Petromyzontidae) |
| Biology |
Trunk myomeres number 63-74. The bar below the mouth has 6-10 cusps. This species is distinguished from other Canadian lampreys by having 2 dorsal fins, the bar above the mouth with 2-3 pointed cusps, teeth along each side of the mouth bicuspid and pointed, and by distribution. Adults are blue-grey when spawning with orange tinges on the head, back, tail and fins. Otherwise brown is the overall color, the belly is white to light grey and fins are yellowish. Ammocoetes are pale brown (Ref. 12204). |
| Climate |
Temperate |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
9 °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
25 °C |
| Depth From - meters |
Unknown
m |
| Depth To - meters |
Unknown
m |
| Zone |
demersal |
| Distribution |
North America: Great Lakes basin of Ontario to the Upper St. Lawrence River basin in Qu?bec and south to Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri. |
| Region |
North America |
| Range |
Unknown |
| Maximum Length |
31.7
cm |
| Common Length |
21.7
cm |
| Environment |
Freshwater; demersal |
| Vulnerability |
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100) |
| Resilience |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
| Threat To Humans |
Harmless |
| IUCN Red List Status |
Not Evaluated |
| Human Uses |
Unknown |
| Phylogenetic Diversity Index |
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g.
lungfishes) |
| Trophic Level |
4.28 s.e. 0.73 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
| Is kept in Aquariums |
False |
| Occurs in Marine / Salt water |
False |
| Occurs in Brackish water |
False |
| Occurs in Fresh Water |
True |
| Occurs on Reefs |
False |