northern brook lamprey

Ichthyomyzon fossor

Metamorphosed lampreys drift then spawn in autumn

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

northern brook lamprey is known around North America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 17 cm.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Ichthyomyzon
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: North America: St. Lawrence River, Quebec, west through Great Lakes and northern Mississippi River basin to Red River (Hudson Bay basin), south Manitoba; localized in Ohio River basin of northwest Pennsylvania, west Virginia, east Kentucky, north and south central Ohio and north Indiana; Missouri River basin.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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