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Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758

Sea lamprey
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Turkey country information

Common names: Bofa balığı, Derebofa balığı
Occurrence: extirpated
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea and its watersheds, European Black Sea watersheds, European Mediterranean Sea watersheds, Anatolian Black Sea watersheds and Anatolian Mediterranean Sea watersheds. Threatened due to commercial fishing, habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution and construction of weirs/dams in rivers. Also Ref. 106151. In Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna). Listed on Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive (Ref. 58342). Status of threat: Extinct (Ref. 58342). "EurTurk."
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Lamproie marine, Lamprea marina, Минога морская, ... more

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

Petromyzonti (lampreys) > Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys) > Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys) > Petromyzontinae
Etymology: Petromyzon: petra (Gr.), rock or stone; myzon (Gr.), to suck, referring to their suctorial behavior (adults attach to rocks during nest building and mating). (See ETYFish);  marinus: Latin for “of the sea,” referring to its marine habitat (as a non-breeding adult) [see box, next page]. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; anadromous (Ref. 89241); depth range 1 - 4099 m (Ref. 47198).   Temperate; 1°C - 20°C (Ref. 88713); 72°N - 25°N, 82°W - 27°E

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