Eudontomyzon stankokaramani

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani, the Drin brook lamprey, is a non-predatory, freshwater resident species of lamprey found in the Drin river system of Albania and Kosovo and the basins of Lakes Ohrid and Shkodra.

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani
Ammocoete of Eudontomyzon stankokaramani
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Superclass:	Cyclostomi
Class:	Petromyzontida
Order:	Petromyzontiformes
Family:	Petromyzontidae
Genus:	Eudontomyzon
Species:	E. stankokaramani
Binomial name
Eudontomyzon stankokaramani (M. S. Karaman (sr) 1974)
Synonyms[2][3]
Eudontomyzon vladykovi stankokaramani (Karaman 1974)

Conservation

Eudontomyzon stankokaramani was reclassified as Near Threatened by the IUCN in 2024, having previously been considered Least Concern.^[1][4] Though population trends are unknown, pollution and the building of dams threaten this species.^[1]