5 results for Petromyzon marinus (Sea Lamprey)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Geographic Location Reference
3865 Petromyzon marinus Disease/Parasite/Toxicity Anecdotal N/A sea lamprey parasitizes larger fish species, particularly salmonids Great Lakes 13595
6731 Petromyzon marinus Disease/Parasite/Toxicity Anecdotal N/A f the fish that survived attacks by lampreys, 85% of various species had been attacked up to five times Great Lakes, USA 870
6732 Petromyzon marinus Disease/Parasite/Toxicity Anecdotal N/A In combination with other factors (e.g., overfishing and hybridization with more common cisco species), sea lamprey predation led to the extinction of the deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae) and the decline of the blackfin cisco (C. nigripinnis), both endemic to the Great Lakes Great Lakes, USA 1225
6733 Petromyzon marinus Disease/Parasite/Toxicity Observational Field Although the number of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes has been reduced, it still wounds or kills substantial numbers of lake trout in some areas and thus is impeding the rebuilding of established populations. Great Lakes, USA 23292
6734 Petromyzon marinus Disease/Parasite/Toxicity Observational Field A recent study in northern Lake Michigan found that sea lamprey wounding rates in this region have increased from 1990-1999 to 2000-2008, despite continued management of sea lamprey populations. Lake Michigan, USA 24345

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