Far Eastern Brook Lamprey [Lethenteron kessleri]
Description
The Far Eastern Brook Lamprey is a non-parasitic species found in rivers and lakes in northeastern Asia. Like other lampreys, they have an eel-like body, round, sucker-like mouth, and a single dorsal fin. They primarily feed on organic detritus and small invertebrates found in the sediment. They spend their larval stage in burrows in muddy substrates before transforming into adults.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Lampreys
Petromyzontida
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| Order |
Northern Lampreys
Petromyzontiformes
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| Family |
Southern Hemisphere Lampreys
Mordaciidae
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| Genus |
Shorthead Lampreys
Mordacia
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