Chilean lamprey (Mordacia lapicida)

Scientific name: Mordacia lapicida Gray, 1851

Chilean lamprey (Mordacia lapicida)

The Chilean lamprey (Mordacia lapicida) is a freshwater fish of the family Petromyzontidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Rivers of southern Chile.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mordacia lapicida
Family
Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Order
Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)
Class
Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys)
Maximum length
16.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Rivers of southern Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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