Drin brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon stankokaramani)

Scientific name: Eudontomyzon stankokaramani Karaman, 1974

The Drin brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon stankokaramani) is a freshwater fish of the family Petromyzontidae. Native range: Europe, Drin drainage, including Lake Ohrid and Lake Skadar basins.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 0. With 58-65 trunk myomeres. The trunk is mottled in ammocoetes. The caudal fin is of spade-like shape and grey to black. The exolateral teeth are villiform, very small, weakly developed and frequently absent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eudontomyzon stankokaramani
Family
Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Order
Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)
Class
Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Drin drainage, including Lake Ohrid and Lake Skadar basins.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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