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Caspiomyzon wagneri (Volga lamprey; Caspian lamprey)

Synonyms: Agnathomyzon caspicus; Agnathomyzon wagneri; Petromyzon wagneri (homotypic)
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Caspian lamprey, Caspiomyzon wagneri, is a species of lamprey native to the Caspian Sea, and a member of the Petromyzontidae family. It is currently the only member of the genus Caspiomyzon. Eudontomyzon hellenicus and E. graecus (if separate from E. hellenicus) also possibly belong in this genus. This species is a non-parasitic lamprey that feeds on animal carcasses.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  113 grams
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Migration [2]  Anadromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Dagestan State Nature Reserve 47101 Dagestan, Russia
Khazar Zapovednik State Nature Reserve Ia 658105 Turkmenistan  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Corynosoma strumosum[3]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0