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Lampetra fluviatilis in Bosnia and Herzegovina
European river lamprey

Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Petromyzontidae (Lampreys) , subfamily: Petromyzontinae	picture (Laflu_u0.jpg) by Zauke, G.P.
Order:	Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)
Class:	Cephalaspidomorphi (lampreys)
FishBase name:	European river lamprey
Max. size:	50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30578); max. published weight: 150 g (Ref. 40476); max. reported age: 10 years
Environment:	demersal; anadromous ; depth range - 10 m
Climate:	temperate; 5 - 18°C; 69°N - 36°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; bait: usually
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=4-6; tmax=10; fec = 4,000)
Distribution:	Europe: coastal waters and rivers of north-western Mediterranean Sea (not in Ref. 59043), along European Atlantic coast, North Sea and the whole of Baltic Sea. Absent from Black, Caspian and Polar seas (Ref. 3161). Freshwater resident populations in Loch Lomond Basin, Scotland, Lake Mjosa, Norway, several Finnish lakes and basins of lakes Ladoga and Onega, Russia (Ref.12269), possibly in Lough Neagh, Ireland (Ref.59043). Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna). Protected by law in the Netherlands (Ref. 12269). Protected by law in France (Ref. 40476).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. Anguilliform body (Ref. 51442). Two continuous dorsal fins (Ref. 51442). Typical arrangement of sharp teeth in suctorial mouth (Ref. 2163). Brown colored dorsal side not marbled (Ref. 51442). Its sides are golden yellow and the ventral portion is white.
Biology:	Amphihaline species (Ref. 51442). Adults live in the sea, but not as far from the coastline as Petromyzon marinus (Ref. 51442). In autumn, adults commonly undergo reproductive migration from the sea to the rivers (Ref. 51442). During reproductive migration and reproduction, adults do not feed but instead utilize their lipid reserves (Ref. 30578). Spawning takes place in pre-excavated pits in river beds, its depth between 50 cm and 1 m; after spwaning the adults die (Ref. 51442). The blind ammocoetes larvae are filter feeders and live mostly buried in the river bed (Ref. 51442). Metamorphosis takes place at a length of about 13 cm and they migrate to the sea (Ref. 51442). Juveniles then live in the sea where they grow and fatten up for at least a year (Ref. 30578). Adults feed on fishes by sucking their blood and afterwards consuming the flesh (Ref. 1998). The mucus and serum are poisonous and the flesh must be thoroughly washed and all the blood removed before consumption (Ref. 5504). Utilized fresh and smoked; eaten fried (Ref. 9988)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	poisonous to eat , Bristow, P.. 1992
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Vladykov, V.D.. 1984. (Ref. 3161)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]	Ref:
Status:	questionable	Ref: Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Not signaled in Ref. 59043. Material used by both Ref. 3161 and Ref. 59043 should be checked.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bk.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Vladykov, V.D., 1984
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