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arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
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Ecological Illustration of arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)
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Petromyzontidae

arctic lamprey

Lethenteron camtschaticum

Dark blue adhesive eggs settle into gravel nests

  • Circumpolar Arctic
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Polar regions
  • Anguilliform
  • Large

arctic lamprey is known from Arctic as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Lampreys
Order
Lampreys
Family
Petromyzontidae
Genus
Lethenteron
Body shape
anguilliform
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