Ukrainian brook lamprey

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 and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It invaded the basin of the Volga River in 2001.

Ukrainian brook lamprey
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Hyperoartia
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Eudontomyzon
Species:
E. mariae
Binomial name
Eudontomyzon mariae
(Berg, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Lampetra mariae Berg 1931
  • Petromyzon ponticus Yashchenko 1896
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