Caspiomyzon, Berg, 1906

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Caspiomyzon

The genus Caspiomyzon comprises three species: one migratory and feeding as adults, and the other two are resident brook lampreys, not feeding as adults. While C. wagneri is widespread,especially in the southern Caspian basin, both Caspiomyzon brook lampreys ( C. hellenicus , C. graecus ) are locally endemic to the Mediterranean basin ( Greece and Albania). Both have been described in the European genus Eudontomyzon , and their placement in Caspiomyzon raises some interesting biogeographic questions, as Caspiomyzon does not occur in the Black Sea basin. A migratory lamprey historically known from the Black Sea basin was initially placed in the genus Eudontomyzon , but when rediscovered, it was identified as a species of Lampetra .