New southernmost record of the European Brook Lamprey, Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784) (Agnatha, Petromyzontidae)

By

Sperone, Emilio
Filice, Mariacristina
Giglio, Gianni
Leonetti, Francesco L.
Tripepi, Sandro
Imbrogno, Sandra

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-2-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

131--134

Subjects

Calabria , Distribution , Italy , Lao

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.1.131

 

Abstract

We report the occurrence of the European Brook Lamprey, Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784), in the Lao river in the Calabria region (southern Italy). This record extends the species’ known distribution limit southwards. Information regarding some morphometric and ecological data are provided and discussed.