Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri)

Scientific name: Lethenteron reissneri Dybowski, 1869

Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri)

The Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri) is a freshwater fish of the family Petromyzontidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lethenteron reissneri
Family
Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Order
Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)
Class
Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys)
Maximum length
26.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous
Climate
Temperate
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=4; Fec=6,000 (semelparous))

Sources

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

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