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Lampreys - page 2
What is a group of lamprey called?
As such, many newer works, such as the fourth edition of Fishes of the World, classify lampreys in a separate group called Hyperoartia or Petromyzonti...
What do a sea lampreys eat?
Sea lampreys prey on all types of fish, such as lake trout, salmon, rainbow trout (steelhead), brown trout, whitefish, yellow perch, burbot, walleye, ...
What do lamprey eat?
What do they eat? Lamprey larvae feed on microscopic life and organic particles that are filtered from the water by the gills. Adults in the parasitic...
When do people see sea lampreys?
What time of year do lampreys spawn?Where can sea lampreys be found?Where are sea lamprey found in Ontario?How often do sea lamprey spawn?How long do...
Do lampreys have backbones?
lampreyectothermic fish with a partial backbone; does not have jaws; skeleton is made of cartilage. Is a lamprey a vertebrate or invertebrate?Do lampr...
How long do lampreys live for?
How long do they live? A lamprey's life span is dependent on the amount of time spent in the larvae stage; some species can live up to around 8 years....
How does a lamprey get its food?
The juvenile sea lamprey uses its suction disk mouth which is filled with small sharp, rasping teeth and a file-like tongue to attach to fish, punctur...
Where did the sea lamprey originally come from?
Origin and Spread Sea lampreys are native to the Atlantic Ocean, Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. They spread into the other Great Lakes via c...
Where do Cephalaspidomorphi live?
Geographic range: Sea lampreys live on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean, in the western Mediterranean Sea, and in the Great Lakes of North Ameri...