Siberian brook lamprey

Lethenteron kessleri

The adult intestine narrows below one millimeter

Siberian brook lamprey is a freshwater fish found around Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 26 cm.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Lethenteron
Maximum length: 26 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Asia: Throughout Siberia to the Anadyr and Sakhalin (Ref. 26334 ). Specimens identified as Lethenteron kessleri from the Arctic basin refer to Lethenteron reissneri (Ref. 59043 ).

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