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Etymology: Caspiomyzon:Caspio, from the Caspian Sea basin, where C. wagneri is endemic; myzon (Gr.), to suck (borrowed from Petromyzon), referring to their suctorial behavior. (See ETYFish); wagneri:In honor of Nicolai Petrivitsch Wagner (1829-1907), Kessler’s colleague at the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia; Kessler described this lamprey from a specimen in Wagner’s collection. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia