Least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera)

Scientific name: Lampetra aepyptera Abbott, 1860

Least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera)

The Least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera) is a freshwater fish of the family Petromyzontidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lampetra aepyptera
Family
Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Order
Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)
Class
Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
12.1
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=8)

Sources

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

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