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Lamprey - Wikipedia Lampreys ˈlæmpreɪz (sometimes inaccurately called lamprey eels) are a group of jawless fish composing the order Petromyzontiformes ˌpɛtroʊmɪˈzɒntɪfɔːrmiːz , sole order in the class Petromyzontida The adult lamprey is characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth
Lamprey | Mouth, Bite, Facts | Britannica Lamprey, any of about 43 species of primitive fishlike jawless vertebrates placed with hagfishes in the class Agnatha Lampreys belong to the family Petromyzonidae They live in coastal and fresh waters and are found in temperate regions around the world, except Africa
A Note on Lampreys - U. S. Fish Wildlife Service Fishers can recognize the tell-tale, circular lamprey scars on salmon and other lamprey hosts Along the eastern and western coastal states where they’re found naturally, lampreys and their hosts have had a long time to co-evolve with each other
Lamprey - Types, Size, Anatomy, Habitat, Diet, Predators, Pictures The name lamprey derives from the Latin word lampetra, a combination of two words: lambere, meaning ‘to lick’, and petra, meaning ‘stone ’ These fish are members of the subphylum Vertebrata and are placed under the infraphylum Agnatha, along with the other group of jawless fish, the hagfish
What is a sea lamprey? - NOAAs National Ocean Service Among the most primitive of all vertebrate species, the sea lamprey is a parasitic fish native to the northern and western Atlantic Ocean Due to their similar body shapes, lampreys are sometimes inaccurately called "lamprey eels "
Lamprey Fish Guide: The Parasitic Fish - Ocean Info Lamprey is a fish that strongly resembles eels due to its long, snake-like body and smooth, scaleless skin They reach maturity when they are approximately 14-24 in long and weigh, on average, roughly 5 lbs
Lamprey Fish Facts - A-Z Animals A sea lamprey is a parasitic fish that can live in both freshwater and saltwater Contrary to popular belief, it is not related to the eel, but it is roughly the same size
What is a lamprey and where do they live? - Discover Wildlife When it’s a pride, lampern, nine-eyed eel, juneba, stone grig, or – as it’s more often known – lamprey For this bizarre and primitive creature, whose fossil record goes back 450 million years, is not really a fish
lamprey - Wiktionary, the free dictionary lamprey (countable and uncountable, plural lampreys) Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw
Pacific lamprey - Oregon Zoo Lamprey are among the oldest fish in the world, first appearing in the fossil record 450 million years ago