Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium)

Scientific name: Ichthyomyzon bdellium Jordan, 1885

Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium)

The Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium) is a freshwater fish of the family Petromyzontidae. Native range: North America, Ohio River basin from extreme southwestern New York west to northern Indiana and eastern Illinois and south to northern Alabama in USA.

Biology

Inhabit smaller, more upland rivers, and less encountered in reservoirs. Ammocoete larvae live near debris in muddy pools and backwaters. Known to parasitize suckers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ichthyomyzon bdellium
Family
Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Order
Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)
Class
Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
19.2
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from extreme southwestern New York west to northern Indiana and eastern Illinois and south to northern Alabama in USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=tm=1)

Sources

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

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