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Petromyzontidae
Chestnut lamprey
Ichthyomyzon castaneus
The male wraps his tail around the spawning female
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Anguilliform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Anguilliform
MediumThe chestnut lamprey (Ichthyomyzon castaneus) is a species of lamprey.
- Class
- Lampreys
- Order
- Lampreys
- Family
- Petromyzontidae
- Genus
- Ichthyomyzon
- Maximum length
- 38 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- North America: Hudson Bay, Laurentian Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
