Eudontomyzon_mariae

Ukrainian brook lamprey

Ukrainian brook lamprey

Species of jawless fish

The Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae) is a species of lamprey in the Petromyzontidae family. It is found in brackish and freshwater areas in Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It invaded the basin of the Volga River in 2001.[4]

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Biology

The Ukrainian brook lamprey reaches a maximum length of 22 cm (8.7 in). It inhabits the mountain and foothill bodies of water containing clear water with strong currents. It is a non-parasitic lamprey. They are preyed on by chub and other species during spawning, which takes place on gravel and sand substrates.

References

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    Freyhof, J. (2016) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Eudontomyzon mariae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T8173A97802578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T8173A12895084.en. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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    Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
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    Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. [4]
    Лёвин Б. А. 2001. Находка украинской миноги Eudontomyzon mariae (Petromyzontidae) в Волжском бассейне. Вопросы ихтиологии. Т. 41. Вып. 6. С.849-850.

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