Eudontomyzon stankokaramani

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani
Ammocoete of Eudontomyzon stankokaramani
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Superclass:	Cyclostomi
Class:	Petromyzontida
Order:	Petromyzontiformes
Family:	Petromyzontidae
Genus:	Eudontomyzon
Species:	E. stankokaramani
Binomial name
Eudontomyzon stankokaramani (M. S. Karaman (sr) 1974)
Synonyms [2] [3]
Eudontomyzon vladykovi stankokaramani(Karaman 1974)

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani, the Drin brook lamprey, is a non-predatory, freshwater resident species of lamprey found in the Drin river system of Albania and Kosovo and the basins of Lakes Ohrid and Shkodra.

Conservation

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani was reclassified as Near Threatened by the IUCN in 2024, having previously been considered Least Concern. ^{[1] [4]} Though population trends are unknown, pollution and the building of dams threaten this species. ^[1]

References

• HOLČÍK, Juraj & ŠORIĆ, Vitko (2004). "Redescription of Eudontomyzon stankokaramani (Petromyzontes, Petromyzontidae) – a little known lamprey from the Drin River drainage, Adriatic Sea basin" (PDF). Folia Zoologica. 53 (4): 399–410. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09.

Specific

1. Ford, M. (2024). "Eudontomyzon stankokaramani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T135530A137262346. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 . PMID   25543675.
3. Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Petromyzontidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
4. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Eudontomyzon stankokaramani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T135530A4139291. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135530A4139291.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.