Carpathian brook lamprey

Eudontomyzon danfordi

It grips wet rock and crawls upstream through cracks

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

Eudontomyzon danfordi, the Carpathian brook lamprey or Danube lamprey, is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Unlike other brook lampreys, this fish is parasitic.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Eudontomyzon
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Europe: Danube drainage: endemic to tributaries (Tisza and Timis rivers) of the upper reaches of the Danube River.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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