Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae)

Scientific name: Eudontomyzon mariae Berg, 1931

Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae)

The Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae) is a freshwater fish of the family Petromyzontidae. Native range: Europe, Drainages of the Baltic Sea, northern Black Sea, Aegean Sea, and Caspian Sea. One record in the upper Morava system.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 0; Dorsal soft rays: 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. WIth 62-73 trunk myomeres; trunk mottled in live ammocoetes older than 2.5 years. The caudal fin is dark grey to black in adults and ammocoetes older than 1.5 years. The shape of the caudal fin is spade-like.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eudontomyzon mariae
Family
Petromyzontidae (Lampreys)
Order
Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)
Class
Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys)
Maximum length
22.2
Common length
18.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Europe: Drainages of the Baltic Sea, northern Black Sea, Aegean Sea, and Caspian Sea. One record in the upper Morava system.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; bait: usually
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.35-0.50; tm=8)

Sources

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

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