Eudontomyzon stankokaramani
Eudontomyzon stankokaramani Karaman, 1974
Drin brook lamprey


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Family:  Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys), subfamily: Lampetrinae
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Europe: Drin drainage, including Lake Ohrid and Lake Skadar basins (Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0. With 58-65 trunk myomeres. The trunk is mottled in ammocoetes. The caudal fin is of spade-like shape and grey to black. The exolateral teeth are villiform, very small, weakly developed and frequently absent.
Biology:  A non-parasitic species (Ref. 58030). Adults inhabit piedmont and montane zones in clear, well oxygenated brooks. Ammocoetes live in detritus-rich sands or clay sediments (Ref. 59043).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 14 October 2023 (B1b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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