Eudontomyzon stankokaramani
| Eudontomyzon stankokaramani | |
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| Ammocoete of Eudontomyzon stankokaramani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Superclass: | Cyclostomi |
| Class: | Petromyzontida |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Eudontomyzon |
| Species: | E. stankokaramani
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| Binomial name | |
| Eudontomyzon stankokaramani (Karaman 1974)
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Eudontomyzon stankokaramani, the Drin brook lamprey, is a non-predatory, freshwater resident species of lamprey found in the Drin river system of Albania and Kosovo and the basins of Lakes Ohrid and Shkodra.
Conservation
Eudontomyzon stankokaramani was reclassified as Near Threatened by the IUCN in 2024, having previously been considered Least Concern.[1] Though population trends are unknown, pollution and the building of dams threaten this species.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Ford, M. (2024). "Eudontomyzon stankokaramani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T135530A137262346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T135530A137262346.en.
- ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
Further reading
- HOLČÍK, Juraj & ŠORIĆ, Vitko (2004). "Redescription of Eudontomyzon stankokaramani (Petromyzontes, Petromyzontidae) – a little known lamprey from the Drin River drainage, Adriatic Sea basin" (PDF). Folia Zoologica. 53 (4): 399–410. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09.
