Greek lamprey
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The Greek lamprey (also known as the Greek brook lamprey) is a species of jawless fish
in the Petromyzontidae family. It is endemic to Greece
. Its natural habitat
s are river
s and freshwater spring
s. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was first described as Eudontomyzon hellenicus by Vadim Dimitrievitch Vladykov, Claude B. Renaud, Edward Kott, and Panos Stavros Economidis.
Agnatha
Agnatha is a superclass of jawless fish in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata. The group excludes all vertebrates with jaws, known as gnathostomes....
in the Petromyzontidae family. It is endemic to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s and freshwater spring
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
s. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was first described as Eudontomyzon hellenicus by Vadim Dimitrievitch Vladykov, Claude B. Renaud, Edward Kott, and Panos Stavros Economidis.