European river lamprey
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The European river lamprey, also known as the river lamprey, is a jawless lamprey, scientific name Lampetra fluviatilis. It is found in coastal waters around almost all of Europe from the north-west Mediterranean Sea up to the lakes of Finland, Scotland, Norway (Lake Mjosa) and Russia, including river in the Alps. It feeds on ectoparasites and parasites of other fish. It has a reproduction cycle similar to that of a salmon.
Statistics
Generally these fish are 30 to 40 centimetres in length, weighing, but specimens have been recorded up to 50 cm long and 150 grams in weight. The maximum life span of this river lamprey is roughly 10 years.References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). [Lampetra fluviatilis]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.
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