Ichthyomyzon greeleyi
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| Ichthyomyzon greeleyi Hubbs and Trautman, 1937 |
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi or the Mountain Brook Lamprey is a lamprey found in parts of the Mississippi river basin, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and in the Cumberland River and Tennessee river.
[edit] Identification
The dorsal fin is notched but not separated the disk, when expanded is always narrower than the head. Life colors include gray-brown or an olive-tan with a white or off-white underside and yellow fins. the sides can be olive or tan with dark flecks.
[edit] Spawning
Spawning starts when the water is 18.9 °C (42.5 °F). The males create nest in a foot or so of water by clearing stones and pebbles out of the way and exposing fine gravel or sand. The depression formed in shallow, about 2 inches deep with a diameter of 8 to 10 inches. spawning begins when a female attaches herself to to a rock over the nest. These lamprey die after spawning.
[edit] References
- IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 September 2007.
