Summary ²

The brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri, also known as the European brook lamprey and the western brook lamprey) is a small European lamprey species that exclusively inhabits freshwater environments. The species is related to, but distinct from, the North American western brook lamprey (Lampetra richardsoni).

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1. (c) Marco Martinoli, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/157194676@N03/42324317644/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampetra_planeri

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