Macedonia brook lamprey

📖 Overview

A short-lived, freshwater lamprey which lives in shallow, clear, fairly fast-flowing brooks with gravelly substrate, some rocks and aquatic plants . Adults are found at depths of 25-75 cm, in mud, especially among the roots of aquatic vegetation . They are filter feeders on microorganisms, including green algae . Adults are nonparasitic and believed to live for only 3-4 months. Spawning takes place in December up to May. Ammocoetes larvae live in detritus-rich sands and clay sediments . Metamorphosis takes place in December ; between October and January in the Strymon and Loúros River Basins, Greece . Pollution and water obstruction are considered threats to the population .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Adults: 9.55-15.85 cm TL. Body proportions, as percentage of TL (based on 66 specimens measuring 9.55-15.85 cm TL): prebranchial length, 8.4-13.1; branchial length, 9.5-12.4; trunk length, 46.4-54.7; tail length, 26.2-33.0; cloacal slit length, 0.6-2.0; eye length, 1.3-2.1; disc length, 2.9-7.3; prenostril length, 3.6-7.3; snout length, 4.4-8.9; postocular length, 2.3-3.8. The intestinal diameter,

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Macedonia brook lamprey is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Macedonia brook lamprey is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Semelparous .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous; depth range 0 - 1 m . Temperate; 42°N - 40°N, 23°E - 25°E Endemic to Greece.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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