Chestnut Lamprey

Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard 1858

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Ichthyomyzon castaneus (Chestnut Lamprey) is a species of lampreys in the family northern lampreys. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals are known to live for 8 years.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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freshwater habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002037
- Definition: A habitat that is in or on a body of water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids (<0.5 grams dissolved salts per litre).
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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reservoir
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000025
- Definition: An artificial body of water, often contained by a dam, constructed for the purpose of water storage.
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Stable
total life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001661
- Definition: The full period of time from birth to death of an organism.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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8 years

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Chestnut lamprey. View this species on GBIF

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