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Eudontomyzon stankokaramani Karaman, 1974 Drin brook lamprey |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys), subfamily: Lampetrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Europe: Drin drainage, including Lake Ohrid and Lake Skadar basins (Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0. With 58-65 trunk myomeres. The trunk is mottled in ammocoetes. The caudal fin is of spade-like shape and grey to black. The exolateral teeth are villiform, very small, weakly developed and frequently absent. | |||
| Biology: | A non-parasitic species (Ref. 58030). Adults inhabit piedmont and montane zones in clear, well oxygenated brooks. Ammocoetes live in detritus-rich sands or clay sediments (Ref. 59043). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 14 October 2023 (Near Threatened) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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