Macedonia brook lamprey

Caspiomyzon hellenicus

It grows in silt and lives months as an adult

Temperate
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Anguilliform
Medium
Temperate fish

The Greek lamprey (Caspiomyzon hellenicus) (also known as the Greek or Macedonia brook lamprey) is a species of jawless fish in the Petromyzontidae family. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Caspiomyzon
Maximum length: 18.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Europe: Endemic to Greece. Known from three creeks in the Struma drainage.

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