Brook lampreys look superficially like eels, but are in fact jawless fish. They belong to a primitive group of fish that have sucker-like mouths instead of teeth and jaws.
The Brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri, also known as the European brook lamprey and the Western brook lamprey) is a jawless fish found in the European part of the Atlantic Ocean, the northwest Mediterranean, and on the European continent.
Least Brook Lamprey (L. aepyptera) Â- Alaskan Brook Lamprey (L. alaskensis) Â- American Brook Lamprey (L. appendix) Â- Parasitic River Lamprey (L. ayresii) Â- Arctic Lamprey (L. camtschatica) Â- European River Lamprey (L. fluviatilis) Â- Modoc Brook ...
Marion Reservoir Habitat Conservation Plan, Marion, IL - Project manager, HCP for the state-threatened least brook lamprey and the state-endangered Indiana crayfish. City of Marion.
It is one of only four cartilaginous fish native to Texas. The chestnut lamprey, brook lamprey and shovelnose sturgeon are the others. Paddlefish were first seen by Europeans in the 16th century, when Hernando De Soto explored the Mississippi River.
 See also: Lamprey, Sea Lamprey, Trout, Salmon, Perch
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