River lamprey  (Lampetra fluviatilis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Cephalaspidomorphi
Order Petromyzontiformes
Family Petromyzontidae
Genus Lampetra (1)
Size Head-body length at spawning: 17 - 50 cm (2)
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Status

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (3). Listed on Annex III of the Bern Convention, Annexes II and V of the EC Habitats Directive and Schedule 3 of the Conservation Regulations (1994) (4).