Species profile—Mordacia praecox (non-parasitic lamprey)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Petromyzonti ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti ) (lampreys) → Mordaciidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti&family=mordaciidae ) (southern topeyed lampreys) → Mordacia praecox (non-parasitic lamprey)
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=30038&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=30038&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=30038 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti ) (animals)
- Class
- Petromyzonti ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti ) (lampreys)
- Family
- Mordaciidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=petromyzonti&family=mordaciidae ) (southern topeyed lampreys)
- Scientific name
- Mordacia praecox Potter, 1968
- Common name
- non-parasitic lamprey
- Type reference
- Potter, I.C. (1968). Mordacia praecox, n. sp., a nonparasitic lamprey (Petromyzontidae), from New South Wales, Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 92(3), 254-261.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 30038
- Alternate name(s)
- precocious lamprey
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT) ( https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/spratlookupspecies.pl?earchtype=Sciname&name=Mordacia%20praecox )
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Mordacia%20praecox#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=MORDACIA%2BPRAECOX )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=30038 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=30038 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
