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Entosphenus similis Vladykov & Kott, 1979

Klamath river lamprey
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Common names: Klamath lamprey
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Pacific Mid-Coastal and Oregon Lakes ecoregions (Ref. 81264). Klamath River Basin in Oregon (Upper Klamath Lake) and California (Klamath River) (Ref.89241). Status of threat: threatened. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klamath lamprey, Lamproie de la rivière Klamath, Klamath lamprey, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Petromyzonti (lampreys) > Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Lampetrinae
Etymology: Entosphenus: entos (Gr.), within; sphenos (Gr.), wedge, referring to wedge-shaped tooth within mouth on tongue of E. tridentatus. (See ETYFish);  similis: Latin for like or resembling, referring to similarity to E. tridentatus. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory.   Temperate; 43°N - 41°N

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