Eudontomyzon danfordi Regan, 1911

Carpathian lamprey

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Classification	Cephalaspidomorphi \| Petromyzontiformes \| Petromyzontidae \| Petromyzontinae
Synonyms	Lampetra danfordi, Petromyzon danfordi, Lampetra bergi, ... more
Common names	Carpathian brook lamprey, Lamproie du Danube, Lampreia-do-Danúbio, ... more

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Main reference

Renaud, C.B. and J. Holcík. 1986. (Ref. 12281)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12281); common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12281); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 12281)

Environment

Demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

Climate / Range

Temperate; 50°N - 44°N, 19°E - 26°E (Ref. 59043)

Europe: Danube drainage: endemic to tributaries (Tisza and Timis rivers) of the upper reaches of the Danube River.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0. Distinguished from other species of this genus by its predatory mode of life. Breeding adults are usually 14-30 cm long. There are 58-70 trunk myomeres. The trunk is not mottled in ammocoetes. The caudal fin is hyaline.

Ammocoetes feed on detritus and insect larvae; this stage lasts for 3.5-4.5 years. Metamorphosis usually starts in July - August and lasts for 1-5 months. Adults feed on the blood and flesh of both living and dead fish. They migrate upstream to the upper reaches of brooks during spawning time in spring (Ref. 12268, 59043). The adult phase lasts 17-21 months. They spawn 2,000-3,000 eggs per female and it seems likely that the majority dies afterwards. Adults were used as food in Romania. Also used as live bait (Ref. 12281).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Least Concern (LC)	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: occasionally


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=tm=7.3; Fec=7,500)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (57 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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