lampern

Lampetra fluviatilis

From seas to landlocked northern lakes

lampern is a freshwater fish from Europe. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 50 cm.

Class: Lampreys
Order: Lampreys
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Lampetra
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Europe: southern Norway to France, including Ireland and the British Isles. Also in the Baltic Sea and along the French and western Italian coasts of the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 59043 ). Absent from Black, Caspian and Polar seas (Ref. 3161 ). Landlocked populations from Lake Mjosa in Norway (Ref. 12269 ), Lakes Ladoga and Onega, upper Volga in Russia, Loch Lomond in Scotland, some Finnish lakes and possibly in Lough Neagh in Ireland (Ref. 59043 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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