Least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera) fish species and information / pictures of Least brook lamprey - Lampetra aepyptera

Least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lampetra aepyptera

Common Name
Least brook lamprey

Biology
Inhabit clean, clear gravel riffles and runs of creeks and small rivers. Ammocoete larvae occur in spring-fed wetlands and quiet pools and backwaters of small, sandy or muddy bottom streams. Adults enter riffle areas to spawn at 10-16?C water temperature. Non-parasitic.

Classification

Classified By
Abbott, 1860
Class
Lampreys (Cephalaspidomorphi)
Order
Lampreys (Petromyzontiformes)
Family
Lampreys (Petromyzontidae)

Distribution

Region
North America
Distribution
North America: Atlantic Slope from Susquehanna River drainage in southeastern Pennsylvania to Neuse River drainage in North Carolina, USA; Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to Missouri and Arkansas south to Alabama, USA; Mobile Bay and Pascagoula River drainages in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, USA.
Range
42°N - 31°N

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
Freshwater; demersal
Trophic Level
4.02 s.e. 0.68 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
18.0 cm
Common Length
12.1 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=8)
Threat To Humans
Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
Not Evaluated