Least Brook Lamprey
Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Petromyzonti |
| Order | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus | Lampetra |
| Species | Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky
Counties
- Alabama
- DeKalb, Madison, Morgan
- Kentucky
- Hardin
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- DE
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Illinois
- S2 Imperiled
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- Mississippi
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- SU Unrankable
- Indiana
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Armstrong, J.G. & Williams, J.D. 1971. Cave and spring fishes of the southern bend of the Tennessee River. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 46: 107–115.
- Cooper, J.E. & Iles, A. 1971. The southern cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus, at the southeastern periphery of its range. Bulletin of the National Speleological Society 33: 45–49.
- Niemiller, M.L., Anderson, C.L., Maxwell, E.C., Midgette, H., Quering, C., Richards, M., Wilson, K. & Wirwa, N. 2025. A noteworthy range extension of the federally endangered Alabama Cave Shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae) south of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 24: N47-N58. doi:10.1656/058.024.0403
- Pearson, W.D. & Boston, C.H., Jr. 1995. Distribution and status of the northern cavefish, Amblyopsis spelaea. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program,, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 99 pp.
- Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & McGregor, S.W. 1992. Geologic, hydrologic, and biologic investigations in Arrowwood, Bobcat, Matthews, and Shelta caves and selected caves, Madison, County, Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. 262 pp.
- Rheams, K.F., Moser, P.H. & McGregor, S.W. 1994. Hydrogeologic and biologic factors related to the occurrence of the Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae), Madison County, Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 161: 1–147.
How to cite this account
Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2551. https://cavebiology.org/species/lampetra-aepyptera/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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