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The Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) is an anadromous parasitic lamprey from the Pacific Coast of North America and Asia in an area called the Pacific Rim. [4] It is a member of the Petromyzontidae family. The Pacific lamprey is also known as the three-tooth lamprey and tridentate lamprey. Ammocoetes held by biologist in the Carmel River
Lampetra ayresii is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.It is also called the river lamprey or western river lamprey.It is found in the eastern Pacific, specifically from Tee Harbor, Juneau in Alaska to the Sacramento–San Joaquin drainage in California, USA.
Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what they've described as one of the largest damages ...
One endangered [6] parasitic variety, the Morrison Creek lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni var. marifuga), is unique to Morrison Creek, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Which is larger in size (15 – 18 cm). The Morrison Creek lamprey is able to feed after it becomes an adult [6] unlike the western brook lamprey which can only feed in its ...
The Miller lake lamprey was presumed extinct in 1958, after state fishery managers attempted to eradicate the lamprey from the lake because it was feeding on the introduced trout. [5] The known larval streams for this lamprey were treated with lampricide [6] and a barrier was erected to prevent adults from entering to spawn. [7]
Eudontomyzon morii L. S. Berg, 1931 (Korean lamprey) Eudontomyzon stankokaramani M. S. Karaman , 1974 (Drin brook lamprey) Eudontomyzon vladykovi Oliva & Zanandrea, 1959 (Danubian brook lamprey) A sixth possible undescribed species, the Ukrainian migratory lamprey, Eudontomyzon sp. nov. 'migratory', became extinct in the late 19th century. [2 ...
Eudontomyzon danfordi, the Carpathian brook lamprey or Danube lamprey, is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Unlike other brook lampreys, this fish is parasitic. [4]
Close-up of a brook lamprey's anterior body. The brook lamprey is a common, non-parasitic species that is endemic to Europe. [1] Adult brook lampreys measure from 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in). The body is highly elongated and dark blue or greenish above, lightening to yellowish off-white on the sides and pure white on the ventral side.