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Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916

Northern brook lamprey
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Common names: Lamproie du nord, Northern brook lamprey
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Ranges from Manitoba to Quebec (Ref. 52559). Manitoba: Lake Winnipeg Basin; Ontario: Lake Superior Basin, Lake Huron Basin, Lake Erie Basin; Gatineau River and St. Lawrence River Basin, Québec (Ref.89241). Also Ref. 5723.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coker, G.A., C.B. Portt and C.K. Minns, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lamproie du nord, Lamproie de ruisseau septentrionale, Lamproie du nord, ... more

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

Petromyzonti (lampreys) > Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Petromyzontinae
Etymology: Ichthyomyzon: ichthys, fish; myzon (Gr.), to suck (borrowed from Petromyzon), i.e., a sucking fish, referring to their suctorial behavior. (See ETYFish);  fossor: Latin for digger, referring to how ammocoetes burrow into silt and sand. (See ETYFish).

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

Freshwater; demersal.   Temperate; 14°C - 26°C (Ref. 89241); 50°N - 37°N

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