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Mountain Brook Lamprey

Ichthyomyzon greeleyi

Classification

The mountain brook lamprey or Allegheny brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon greeleyi) is a lamprey found in parts of the Mississippi River basin as well as New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and in the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. This fish is jawless with a small sucker mouth and a long, eel-like body. It is fairly small in size, only growing to about 8 inches (20 cm) in length.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 33