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Lampetra fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

River lamprey
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France country information

Common names: Châtillon, Filtre, Flûte
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Billard, R., 1997
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Regulations: restricted | Ref: Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Present in all basins but is presently diminishing in number; very popular but no longer fished because it is becoming rare (Ref. 30578). Known from Rhine (rare), Loire, Gironde-Garonne-Dordogne basin (Ref. 51442). Atlantic Sea Basin: Garonne and Dordogne rivers; Mediterranean Sea Basin: Rhône River (Ref. 89241). Adour river, and very likely in small coastal rivers of Brittany (Ref. 40476). Likely to benefit from an environmental regulation (Ref. 2163). In "Annexe II et V de la Directive Habitats-faune-flore". After the "Arrêté de Biotope, 8 Dec. 1998", its biotope may be protected (Ref. 40476). Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 11941, 74334). Not signaled in the southern part of France in Ref. 59043 (or only extirptaed at the Italian border). Data to be checked. Also Ref. 2163.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lamproie de rivière, Lamprea de río, Минога речная, ... more

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

Petromyzonti (lampreys) > Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Lampetrinae
Etymology: Lampetra: lambo (L.), to lick; petra (Gr.), rock or stone, referring to their suctorial behavior (adults attach to rocks during nest building and mating). (See ETYFish);  fluviatilis: Latin for “of a river,” referring to its upstream river spawning migration. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 59043); depth range 10 - ? m.   Temperate; 5°C - 18°C (Ref. 12468); 69°N - 38°N, 11°W - 29°E (Ref. 59043)

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