Ukrainian lamprey

Eudontomyzon mariae

Spawning crowds emerge onto gravel in daylight

Ukrainian lamprey is a freshwater fish of Europe. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 22.2 cm.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Eudontomyzon
Maximum length: 22.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Europe: Drainages of the Baltic Sea (Odra, Vistula, Neman), northern Black Sea (Sava, Drava, Danube [except Tisza, Timis, and Cerna rivers], Prut, Dnieper, Dniester, Don, Kuban, and in rivers of Georgia from Bzyb' in south to Chorokhi in north), Aegean Sea (Vardar), and Caspian Sea (Volga - Sura River) (Ref. 58030 ). One record in the upper Morava system (Czechia) (Ref. 59043 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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