Ohio lamprey

The Ohio lamprey lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Ohio lamprey, Ichthyomyzon bdellium Northern brook lamprey, Ichthyomyzon fossor Mountain brook lamprey, Ichthyomyzon greeleyi Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens Shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus Cisco or lake More

Meet the Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium). Image from Ohio DNR The Ohio lamprey is a 2 foot long, eel-looking fish, which is native to streams and rivers in the eastern Midwest (or western East) states. More

TN00167 OHIO LAMPREY ICHTHYOMYZON BDELLIUM Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS = version 12/2002 Taxonomy Status Distribution Habitat Associations Food More

* Ohio Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium) The Ohio lamprey has one or more bicuspid teeth around the mouth cavity and a higher muscle band (myomere) count, 56-62, between the last gill opening and anus More

Ohio Lamprey, Ichthyomyzon bdellium Physical Description: More

Ohio Lamprey - Similar in appearance to the chestnut lamprey, the Ohio lamprey has a notched, but not divided, dorsal fin; a head wider than its body; and its color is slate gray to blue. More

REASONS FOR BEING A CANDIDATE: The Ohio lamprey was once more widely distributed in the Ohio River basin. More

same waters inhabited by the Ohio lamprey, but it is usually found farther upstream. REASONS FOR BEING THREATENED: The status of this species parallels that of the Ohio lamprey. Deterioration or destruction of the physical and chemical makeup have reduced its preferred habitat. More

Ohio Lamprey (Icthyomyzon bdellium) One of two parasitic species of lampreys native to Ohio, this Ohio endangered species is known from only a few streams in the Ohio River drainage. More

Ohio lamprey, mountain brook lamprey, and Northern brook lamprey in Ohio. Ohio and mountain brook lampreys have bicuspid, or have 2 points on their teeth, and more than 55 myomeres between the last gill opening and the anus. More

The native Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium) is found in the Allegheny River and Ohio River watersheds. In Pennsylvania, Ohio lampreys can sometimes be seen attached to and feeding on stream fish like smallmouth bass, walleyes, redhorse suckers and trout. More

collection localities for Ohio lampreys in Alabama. From 1991 to 1993, we collected individuals at seven new localities-three in the Elk River, three in the Paint Rock River, and one in the Flint River. More

Common names

Ohio lamprey in English
Ohio-lampret in Danish (dansk)
俄亥俄魚吸鰻 in Mandarin Chinese
俄亥俄鱼吸鳗 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Petromyzontiformes
Family : Petromyzontidae
Genus : Ichthyomyzon
Species : Ichthyomyzon bdellium
Authority : Jordan, 1885