WoRMS taxon details
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
From other sources
Distribution Found exclusively in freshwater throughout the Mississippi drainage and the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay and the St. Lawrence River. Readily distinguishable from the sea lamprey by its single dorsal fin. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Feeding adults are usually found attached to other fishes in large rivers, lakes, and impoundments. Adults migrate upriver to spawn in gravel riffles and runs. Ammocoetes occur in sandy or muddy pools and backwaters. [details]
Importance Bait [details]
Reproduction Migrate upriver to spawn in gravel riffles and runs [details]
From editor or global species database
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