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Entosphenus minimus (Miller Lake lamprey)

Synonyms: Lampetra minima
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Miller Lake lamprey (Entosphenus minimus) is a species of lamprey in the Petromyzontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitat is the Miller Lake drainage. This species is of special interest for two reasons: 1) it has an extremely limited distribution, with all known animals contained within a single small drainage system, and 2) it is the smallest known parasitic lamprey in the world. The Miller lake lamprey was presumed extinct in 1958, after state fishery managers attempted to eradicate the lamprey from the lake because it was feeding on the introduced trout. The known larval streams for this lamprey were treated with lampricide and a barrier was erected to prevent adults from entering to spawn.
View Wikipedia Record: Entosphenus minimus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Entosphenus minimus

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  6 inches (15 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  Hidden
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [2]  600
Maximum Longevity [2]  6 years
Female Maturity [2]  5 years

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
2de 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
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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