Northern California brook lamprey

Entosphenus folletti

Nonparasitic adults spawn then die

Tropical
Upper river
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Northern California brook lamprey is a freshwater fish recorded from rivers and streams. A concise clue to the species is: Nonparasitic adults spawn then die.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Entosphenus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: North America: known only from the types collected from Willow Creek, upper Klamath river system, California.

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