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Southern Brook Lamprey

Ichthyomyzon gagei

Classification

The southern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon gagei) is a lamprey found in the Southern United States including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. It is a jawless fish with a sucking mouth on one end. Like most lamprey it is similar to in body plan to a small eel, and is rarely longer than 1 foot in length.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 145