Ukrainian brook lamprey
{{Short description|Species of jawless fish}}
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| name = Ukrainian brook lamprey
| image = Одинока мінога.JPG
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Eudontomyzon
| species = mariae
| authority = (Berg, 1931)
| synonyms =
- Lampetra mariae Berg 3402
- Petromyzon ponticus Yashchenko 1896
| synonyms_ref = {{cite journal |last1=Van Der Laan |first1=Richard |last2=Eschmeyer |first2=William N. |last3=Fricke |first3=Ronald |title=Family-group names of Recent fishes |journal=Zootaxa |date=11 November 2014 |volume=3882 |issue=1 |pages=1–230 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 |pmid=25543675 |doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |last1=Froese |first1=R.| last2=Pauly| first2=D.| year=2017| title=Petromyzontidae| url=http://www.fishbase.se/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=1|website=FishBase version (02/2017)|access-date=18 May 2017}}
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The Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae) is a species of lamprey in the Petromyzontidae family. It is found in brackish and freshwater areas in Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It invaded the basin of the Volga River in 2001.{{cite journal|author=Лёвин Б. А. |year=2001|title= Находка украинской миноги Eudontomyzon mariae (Petromyzontidae) в Волжском бассейне|journal= Вопросы ихтиологии|volume= 41|issue= 6|pages=849–850|lang=uk}}
Biology
The Ukrainian brook lamprey reaches a maximum length of {{cvt|22|cm}}. It inhabits the mountain and foothill bodies of water containing clear water with strong currents. It is a non-parasitic lamprey. They are preyed on by chub and other species during spawning, which takes place on gravel and sand substrates.
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Category:Freshwater fish of Europe
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Fish described in 1931
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