Siberian Brook Lamprey [Lethenteron matsubarai]
Description
The Siberian Brook Lamprey is a non-parasitic species native to rivers in Siberia. They have an eel-like body, a single dorsal fin, and a sucker-like mouth. Their diet mainly consists of organic detritus and small invertebrates. They spend their larval years in burrows in soft sediment, only emerging to transform into their adult form.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Lampreys
Petromyzontida
|
| 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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