Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0. With 61 - 67 trunk myomeres; trunk not mottled in live ammocoetes. The caudal fin is hyaline, of a spade-like shape.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Petromyzonti

Order: Petromyzontiformes

Family: Petromyzontidae

Genus: Eudontomyzon

Species: Eudontomyzon vladykovi Oliva & Zanandrea, 1959

Climate Zone

Biology

Adults inhabit clear, well-oxygenated brooks in piedmont and mountain zones. They are non-parasitic and remain in freshwater. Ammocoetes live in detritus-rich sands or clay sediments. Ammocoete stage lasts 3.5-4.5 years. Ammocoetes feed on detritus and micro-organisms. They metamorphose in July - September and spawn in March - May. Males dig shallow nests in habitats with moderate currents (Ref. 59043). Males and females die after spawning.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless