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Mountain brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon greeleyi)
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Mountain brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon greeleyi) specimen
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Petromyzontidae

Mountain brook lamprey

Ichthyomyzon greeleyi

Highland stream spawners in late April

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

Mountain brook lamprey is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 20 cm.

Maximum length
20 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
North America: Ohio River basin from southwestern New York to northern Alabama in USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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