Lampreys of the World

An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lamprey species known to date – FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 5 by Claude B. Renaud of the Canadian Museum of Nature Ottawa, Canada. This catalogue provides an account for each of the 39 species. Each species account gives information on the taxonomy including synonyms, common names, diagnostic features of ammocoetes and adults (with drawings of the adult body and oral disc), habitat and biology, geographic distribution (with map), interest to fisheries and references. An overview of USA and Canadian commercial fisheries covering almost all species, fish/shellfish, marine/freshwater, fishing methods, aquaculture, ecology and conservation, industry history, management perspectives, present economic impact and detailed species information fully indexed/referenced to the latest scientific and market names. To download a copy see FAO Document Repository.