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Ukrainian brook lamprey

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Ukrainian brook lamprey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Petromyzontida
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Eudontomyzon
Species:
E. mariae
Binomial name
Eudontomyzon mariae
(Berg, 1931)
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Lampetra mariae Berg 3402
  • Petromyzon ponticus Yashchenko 1896

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, Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It invaded the basin of the Volga River in 2001.[4]

Biology

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The Ukrainian brook lamprey reaches a maximnon-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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  1. ^ 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 October 3, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  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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