Where Does American Brook Lamprey Live?

American Brook Lamprey lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find American Brook Lamprey

Water type

freshwater

Depth

Typically found in shallow areas of streams and rivers, particularly during the larval stage. Adults move to shallower, gravelly areas for spawning.

Environment

Ammocoetes (larvae) inhabit soft, silty, or sandy substrates in clear, cool, moderate to slow-flowing streams and small rivers, often in backwaters or eddies. Adults are found in similar stream environments, migrating to gravelly riffles for spawning.

Geographic range

Eastern North America, primarily in the Great Lakes basin, St. Lawrence River system, and Atlantic slope drainages from Quebec to Georgia, extending west to parts of the Mississippi River basin.

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