Lampetra planeri

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Lampetra planeri, commonly known as the European brook lamprey, is a small, jawless freshwater fish native to European streams and rivers, notable for its non-parasitic lifestyle and primitive eel-like appearance.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lampetra planeri canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf species of jawless fish ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
adultFeeding does not feed ⓘ
bodyShape elongated cylindrical body ⓘ
class Hyperoartia ⓘ
commonName European brook lamprey ⓘ
brook lamprey ⓘ
conservationConcern sensitive to water pollution ⓘ
distributionRegion Central Europe ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
parts of Northern Europe ⓘ
ecologicalRole part of freshwater stream ecosystems ⓘ
family Petromyzontidae ⓘ
feedingType non-feeding as adult ⓘ
genus Lampetra ⓘ
hasCharacteristic eel-like body ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
jawless ⓘ
non-parasitic ⓘ
small size ⓘ
hasStructure oral disc without true jaws ⓘ
seven pairs of gill openings ⓘ
single median nostril ⓘ
inhabits rivers ⓘ
streams ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalFeeding filter-feeding on organic particles ⓘ
larvalHabitat soft sediment in streams ⓘ
larvalStage ammocoete ⓘ
lifestyle benthic ⓘ
nativeTo Europe ⓘ
order Petromyzontiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
prefersCurrent moderate to fast-flowing streams ⓘ
reproductionType anadromous-like spawning in freshwater ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy semelparous (spawns once then dies) ⓘ
skeletonType cartilaginous skeleton ⓘ
spawningSubstrate gravel or sandy bottoms in streams ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat barriers to migration ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
river regulation and channelization ⓘ
waterType cool well-oxygenated water ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petromyzontidae → notableSpecies → Lampetra planeri ⓘ
Lampetra → hasSpecies → Lampetra planeri ⓘ