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.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Petromyzontida |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Eudontomyzon |
| Species: | E. mariae
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| Eudontomyzon mariae (Berg, 1931)
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Biology
editThe Ukrainian brook lamprey reaches a maximnon-parasitic lamprey. They are preyed on by chub and other species during spawning, which takes place on gravel and sand substrates.
References
edit- ^ Freyhof, J. (2016) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Eudontomyzon mariae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T8173A97802578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T8173A12895084.en. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ 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, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Лёвин Б. А. 2001. Находка украинской миноги Eudontomyzon mariae (Petromyzontidae) в Волжском бассейне. Вопросы ихтиологии. Т. 41. Вып. 6. С.849-850.
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