Animalia > Chordata > Petromyzonti > Petromyzontiformes > Petromyzontidae > Ichthyomyzon > Ichthyomyzon greeleyiIchthyomyzon greeleyi (Mountain brook lamprey)Synonyms: Ichthyomyzon hubbsi Language: Danish; Mandarin Chinese The mountain brook lamprey or Allegheny brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon greeleyi) is a lamprey found in parts of the Mississippi river basin, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and in the Cumberland River and Tennessee River. This fish is jawless with a small sucker mouth and a long, eel-like body. It is fairly small, only growing to about 8 inches (20 cm) in length. |
Adult Length [1] | 8 inches (20 cm) | Brood Dispersal [1] | Hidden | Brood Egg Substrate [1] | Lithophils (gravel-sand) | Brood Guarder [1] | No | Litter Size [2] | 10,000 | Maximum Longevity [2] | 6 years | | Female Maturity [2] | 6 years |
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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
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