Least brook lamprey

Lampetra aepyptera

Above twelve Celsius more than ten share one nest

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
West Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

The least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera) is a common, non-parasitic lamprey distributed in the Mississippi River watershed, and a limited range along the Atlantic coast.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Lampetra
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: North America: Atlantic Slope from Susquehanna River drainage in southeastern Pennsylvania to Neuse River drainage in North Carolina, USA; Mississippi River basin from Pennsylvania to Missouri and Arkansas south to Alabama, USA; Mobile Bay and Pascagoula River drainages in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, USA.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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