Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 41(2): 123-127, doi: 10.3750/AIP2011.41.2.08
New data regarding the distribution and ichthyocoenological affinities of the Ukrainian brook lamprey, Lampetra (Eudontomyzon) mariae (Cephalaspidomorphi: Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae), in southern Poland
E. Drąg-Kozak, M. Nowak, P. Szczerbik, A. Klaczak, T. Mikołajczyk, B. Fałowska, M. Socha, W. PopekCorresponding author: E. Drąg-Kozak © E. Drąg-Kozak, M. Nowak, P. Szczerbik, A. Klaczak, T. Mikołajczyk, B. Fałowska, M. Socha, W. Popek. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Drąg-Kozak E, Nowak M, Szczerbik P, Klaczak A, Mikołajczyk T, Fałowska B, Socha M, Popek W (2011) New data regarding the distribution and ichthyocoenological affinities of the Ukrainian brook lamprey, Lampetra (Eudontomyzon) mariae (Cephalaspidomorphi: Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae), in southern Poland. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 41(2): 123-127. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2011.41.2.08 |  |
Abstract
Fifteen new localities of the Ukrainian brook lamprey, Lampetra (Eudontomyzon) mariae, were found within 2008–2010. The majority of them are located in the Nida River drainage. Additionally, the occurrence of that species in the StrwiÄ…ĹĽ River, a tributary of the Dniester, was confirmed. The cluster analysis performed suggests, that L. mariae exhibits strong affinity to the stone loach, Barbatula barbatula, and the Eurasian minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. We believe that the distribution of L. mariae on the territory of Poland seems to be strongly underestimated.
Keywords
Lampetra (Eudontomyzon) mariae, biodiversity, fish communities, ichthyocoenoses, protected species