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Morphobiological Characteristic of the Arctic Lamprey Lethenteron camtchaticum (Petromyzontidae) in the Basins of Large Rivers of the Arkhangelsk Region, Russia

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Data have been presented on the morphobiological parameters of the anadromous Arctic lamprey Lethenteron camtschaticum (Tilesius, 1811) in spawning stocks of large river basins of the Arkhangelsk region – Onega, Severodvinsk and Mezen. The clinal variability of linear-weight parameters, absolute fecundity, and a number of plastic characters was revealed, according to which the lamprey population from the Northern Dvina River occupies an intermediate position between the lampreys of the Onega and Mezen rivers. Higher average values ​​of biological indicators (length, body weight, fecundity) were noted in European lamprey populations compared to those in individuals from the Far Eastern part of the range.

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The study was carried out within the framework of the State Assignment “Study of Changes in the Ecosystem of the Severnaya Dvina River and in the Water Bodies of Protected Areas (PAs) of the European North-East of Russia under the Conditions of Climatic Successions and the Impact of Anthropogenic Factors” (no. 122011800593-4).

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Novoselov, A.P., Imant, E.N. Morphobiological Characteristic of the Arctic Lamprey Lethenteron camtchaticum (Petromyzontidae) in the Basins of Large Rivers of the Arkhangelsk Region, Russia. J. Ichthyol. 62, 1237–1244 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945222070049

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