| Lampetra
tridentata Pacific lamprey |
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| Lampetra tridentata (Richardson, 1836) | ||||
| Family: | Petromyzontidae (Lampreys) , subfamily: Petromyzontinae | picture
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| Order: | Petromyzontiformes (lampreys) | |||
| Class: | Cephalaspidomorphi (lampreys) | |||
| FishBase name: | Pacific lamprey | |||
| Max. size: | 76.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2850); max. published weight: 500 g (Ref. 27436); max. reported age: 8 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; anadromous; freshwater; brackish; marine ; depth range - 250 m | |||
| Climate: | temperate; 65°N - 32°N | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: subsistence fisheries | |||
| Resilience: | Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm 6-8) | |||
| Distribution: Gazetteer |
North Pacific: Bering Sea coasts of Asia and Alaska southward to the Yuhutu River, Hokkaido, northern Japan and Punta Canoas, central Baja Califronia, Mexico. The populations were, at one time, split into two groups (Ref. 10015) as Entosphenus tridentatus tridentatus which ranged from the Columbia River to Alaska, and E. t. ciliatus which ranged from Klamath River southwards (Ref. 1998). This division no longer holds (Ref. 1998). Freshwater resident populations exist in Culrus Lake and the Columbia River, British Columbia, the Sprague River in Oregon, the Goose Lake in Oregon/California, and the Klamath and Shasta rivers and Copco Lake in California (Ref. 12269). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Characterized by the presence of 3 (rarely 2) large sharp teeth on the supraoral bar and three sharp points on each of the central lateral tooth plates (Ref. 27547). Dorsal fins arise far back on the body, the anterior fin lower and shorter, higher in males; lower lobe of caudal fin larger than upper, the lobes joined to dorsal and anal fins; anal fin rudimentary, virtually absent in males (Ref. 27547). Adults from the sea blue-black to greenish above, silvery to white below; spawning adults become reddish brown (Ref. 27547). | |||
| Biology: | Spawning adults are found in gravel riffles and runs of clear coastal streams; feeding adults usually in the ocean, but landlocked populations occur (Ref. 998); ammocoetes in silt, mud, and sand of shallow eddies and backwaters of streams (Ref. 5723). Parasitic adults attach themselves to the side or undersurface of its prey, from which it draws blood and body fluids as food. Preys on fishes and sperm whales (Ref. 6885). Stops feeding once upstream spawning migration is underway (Ref. 1998). Rarely consumed as food; prepared fresh or smoked (Ref. 6885). Sometimes processed into meal (Ref. 27436). The effects of Pacific lamprey attacks on commercial species needs further studies (Ref. 6885) | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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| Main Ref: | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723) | |||
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