Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri) fish species and information / pictures of Far Eastern brook lamprey - Lethenteron reissneri

Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lethenteron reissneri

Common Name
Far Eastern brook lamprey

Biology
Parasitic; semelparous. Inhabits all types of rivers and streams, including brackish waters and enters floodplain meadows during high waters. Ammocoetes occur in detritus-rich sands or clay sediments. Spawns in shallow water on sand-gravel bottom.

Classification

Classified By

Dybowski, 1869

Class

Lampreys (Cephalaspidomorphi)

Order

Lampreys (Petromyzontiformes)

Family

Lampreys (Petromyzontidae)

Distribution

Region

Artic and Pacific

Distribution

Artic and Pacific: In Europe in Umbra , Severnaya Dvina, Mezen and upper Pechora drainages. In Asia eastward to Andyr drainage ; Amur drainage; Sakhalin Island, Hokkaido.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous

Trophic Level

4.17 s.e. 0.71 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

26.0 cm

Common Length

18.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries:

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=4; Fec=6,000 (semelparous))

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)