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| Scientific Name |
Lampetra planeri |
| Classified By |
Bloch, 1784 |
| Common Name |
European brook lamprey |
| Class |
Lampreys (Cephalaspidomorphi) |
| Order |
Lampreys (Petromyzontiformes) |
| Family |
Lampreys (Petromyzontidae) |
| Biology |
Found in the lowland, piedmont and montane zone in clear, well oxygenated brooks. Lives exclusively in freshwater; in middle and upper reaches of small streams and rivers, occasionally in lakes. Larvae lie buried in the substrate while adults live in the open water. Larvae of this species can serve as mid-term bio-indicators. They live in detritus-rich sands or clay sediments. Filter feeding larvae, non-feeding adults. Reproduction takes place upstream, from April to May. Because of its small size and the mediocre quality of its meat, it is rarely fished. The larvae are utilized as bait. |
| Climate |
Subtropical |
| Water Temperature From - Celcius |
1 °C |
| Water Temperature To - Celcius |
15 °C |
| Depth From - meters |
Unknown
m |
| Depth To - meters |
Unknown
m |
| Zone |
demersal |
| Distribution |
Europe: Great Britain north to Scottish highlands, rivers draining to North Sea north to Scotland and about Stavanger , Baltic Sea basin, Atlantic as far south as Adour drainage and isolated populations in Sado, Tagus and Douro drainages , Mediterranean basin in France and western Italy. Locally in Ireland, upper Volga, upper Danube and some of their tributaries and Pescara drainage on Adriatic coast of Italy. Appendix III of the Bern Convention. |
| Region |
Europe |
| Range |
68°N - 36°N, 10°W - 50°E |
| Maximum Length |
20.0
cm |
| Common Length |
16.0
cm |
| Environment |
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous |
| Vulnerability |
Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100) |
| Resilience |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16; tm=6-7; tmax=7; Fec=800 (semelparous)) |
| Threat To Humans |
Harmless |
| IUCN Red List Status |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Human Uses |
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: public aquariums; bait: usually |
| Phylogenetic Diversity Index |
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes) |
| Trophic Level |
4.07 s.e. 0.69 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
| Is kept in Aquariums |
True |
| Occurs in Marine / Salt water |
False |
| Occurs in Brackish water |
False |
| Occurs in Fresh Water |
True |
| Occurs on Reefs |
False |