Brook lamprey | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Petromyzontida |
Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
Family: | Petromyzontidae |
Genus: | Lampetra |
Species: | L. planeri
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Binomial name | |
Lampetra planeri (Bloch 1784)
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The brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri), also known as the European brook lamprey and the western brook lamprey is a small European lamprey species that exclusively inhabits freshwater environments. The species is related to, but distinct from, the North American western brook lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni).