Drin Brook Lamprey

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani

One lone cusp stands at the tongue plate center

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani, the Drin brook lamprey, is a non-predatory, freshwater resident species of lamprey found in the Drin river system of Albania and Kosovo and the basins of Lakes Ohrid and Shkodra.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Eudontomyzon
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Europe: Drin drainage, including Lake Ohrid and Lake Skadar basins (Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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