Real photoREAL PHOTO

Pit-Klamath brook lamprey (Entosphenus lethophagus)
Specimen imageSPECIMEN IMAGE
Pit-Klamath brook lamprey (Entosphenus lethophagus) specimen
← Back to catalog

Petromyzontidae

Pit-Klamath brook lamprey

Entosphenus lethophagus

Adults fast until they spawn and die

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Anguilliform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Pit-Klamath brook lamprey is a freshwater fish from North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 22 cm.

Maximum length
22 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
North America: Klamath River in south central Oregon (rare) and Pit River in northeastern California, USA.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

Generating…