Greek lamprey
| Greek lamprey | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | Petromyzontidae
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| Genus: | Caspiomyzon
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| Species: | C. hellenicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Caspiomyzon hellenicus (, , & , 1982)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eudontomyzon hellenicus et al., 1982 | |
The Greek lamprey (Caspiomyzon hellenicus) (also known as the Greek brook lamprey) is a species of jawless fish in the Petromyzontidae family. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species may be better included in the genus Caspiomyzon. It is the most endangered species of lamprey. It lives only in the Strymon and Louros river basins.
References[]
- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2018). "Caspiomyzon hellenicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61198A174782523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61198A174782523.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Caspiomyzon hellenicus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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- Fish described in 1982
- Endemic fauna of Greece
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