Caspian lamprey

Caspiomyzon wagneri

Dark nights raise it moonlight sends it to the bottom

Temperate
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Anguilliform
Large
Temperate fish

The Caspian lamprey, Caspiomyzon wagneri, is a species of lamprey native to the Caspian Sea, and a member of the Petromyzontidae family. This species is a non-parasitic lamprey that feeds on animal carcasses.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Caspiomyzon
Maximum length: 55.3 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Eurasia: endemic to the Caspian Sea drainage. Construction projects along the rivers entering the Caspian Sea have had a very negative impact. Very rare now in the Volga river (Ref. 12275 ). Migrates to uppermost tributaries of Volga (Ref. 59043 ). Reported to migrate for spawning to the Sura River and its tributaries (the Penza, Aiva, and Inza rivers) as far as Penza Ciry in the 1920s (Ref. 58030 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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