New southernmost record of the European Brook Lamprey, Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784) (Agnatha, Petromyzontidae)

Sperone, Emilio; Filice, Mariacristina; Giglio, Gianni; Leonetti, Francesco Luigi; Tripepi, Sandro; Imbrogno, Sandra

doi:10.15560/15.1.131

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“…They caught two such specimens on October, 26 2018 with an electro sher (total length 170 and 175 mm). It is clear from the photo of the specimen with the silvery coloration (P. 133, and the gure in [34]) that it is not an adult but a post-metamorphic immature specimen (secondary sexual characteristics are absent). Most probably, it was a smolt of the European river lamprey.…”

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“…Their silvery coloration is characteristic of post-metamorphic juveniles (transformers, macrophtalmia) during their downstream migration [31][32][33]. Sperone et al [34] found what they took to be the southernmost resident population of the European river lamprey (they call it the European brook lamprey L. planeri) in the Lao River (Calabria, Italy). They caught two such specimens on October, 26 2018 with an electro sher (total length 170 and 175 mm).…”

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European River Lamprey Lampetra Fluviatilis in the Upper Volga: Distribution and Biology

Zvezdin

Kucheryavyy

Kolotei

et al. 2021

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After the construction of the Volga Hydroelectric Station and other dams, migration routes of the Caspian lamprey were obstructed. The ecological niches vacated by this species attracted another lamprey of the genus Lampetra to the Upper Volga, which probably came from the Baltic Sea via the system of shipways developed in the 18 th and 19 th centuries. Based on collected samples and observations from sites in the Upper Volga basin, we provide diagnostic characters of adults, and information on spawning behavior. Silver coloration of Lampetra fluviatilis was noted for the first time and a new size-related subsample of “large” specimens was delimited, in addition to the previously described “dwarf”, “small” and “common” adult resident sizes categories. The three water systems: the Vyshnii Volochek, the Tikhvin and the Mariinskaya, are possible invasion pathways, based on the migration capabilities of the lampreys. Dispersal and colonization of the Caspian basin was likely a combination of upstream and downstreams migrations. First, the lampreys migrated upstream along the rivers of the Baltic basin until they reached the water-parting line, followed by mostly downstream dispersal into rivers of the Caspian basin. Dispersal in the Volga River was similar, in accordance with the migration cycle of this opportunistic lamprey species.

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European River Lamprey Lampetra Fluviatilis in the Upper Volga: Distribution and Biology

Zvezdin

Kucheryavyy

Kolotei

et al. 2021

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Ichthyofauna of the Fresh and Brackish Waters of Russia and Adjacent Areas: Annotated List with Taxonomic Comments. 1. Families Petromyzontidae–Pristigasteridae

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Invasion of the European River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis in the Upper Volga

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Kucheryavyy²,

Kolotei³

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The European river lamprey came to the Upper Volga from the Baltic Sea most probably via a system of shipways developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Vyshnii Volochek, Tikhvin, and Mariinskaya water systems are possible invasion pathways for this species. Dispersal and colonization of the Caspian Basin was likely a combination of upstream and downstream migrations. Analysis of museum and our own samples showed that lamprey possibly migrated upstream (for spawning) along rivers of the Baltic Basin until they reached the watershed boundary from which they could disperse downstream (in the juvenile period) into rivers of the Caspian Basin. Dispersal in the Volga River could occur in accordance with the migration cycle of this opportunistic lamprey species and lead to the present distribution. Key features (dentition and number of trunk myomeres) showed that lamprey from the studied area are similar to lampreys from the Baltic basin, although specimens in each population have their own peculiarities in morphology (size and coloration). Genetic data (Cyt-b) support the idea of a relatively recent invasion of lamprey into the Upper Volga. The haplotype, found in three rivers, is one of the most widespread in Europe and is found along the supposed route of invasion.

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New southernmost record of the European Brook Lamprey, Lampetra planeri (Bloch, 1784) (Agnatha, Petromyzontidae)

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

European River Lamprey Lampetra Fluviatilis in the Upper Volga: Distribution and Biology

European River Lamprey Lampetra Fluviatilis in the Upper Volga: Distribution and Biology

Ichthyofauna of the Fresh and Brackish Waters of Russia and Adjacent Areas: Annotated List with Taxonomic Comments. 1. Families Petromyzontidae–Pristigasteridae

Invasion of the European River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis in the Upper Volga

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