Chestnut lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus)

Scientific name: Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard, 1858

Chestnut lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus)

The Chestnut lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus) is a freshwater fish of the family Petromyzontidae. Native range: North America, Hudson Bay, Laurentian Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico basins.

Biology

Inhabit lakes and streams. Adults ascend streams to spawn and die soon after egg laying is completed. Ammocoete larvae occur in sand-bottomed and silt-bottomed pools and backwaters. Parasitic. Semelparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ichthyomyzon castaneus
Family
Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Order
Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)
Class
Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys)
Maximum length
38.0
Common length
20.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
North America: Hudson Bay, Laurentian Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico basins.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=6)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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