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noun - primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
noun - an eellike fish
LAMPREYS - Lampreys (sometimes also called, inaccurately, lamprey eels) are an ancient lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, placed in the su...
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| Lampreys (sometimes also called, inaccurately, lamprey eels) are an ancient lineage of jawless fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, placed in the superclass Cyclostomata. The adult lamprey may be characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. The common name "lamprey" is probably derived from Latin lampetra, which may mean "stone licker" (lambere "to lick" + petra "stone"), though the etymology is uncertain.There are about 38 known extant species of lampreys. "Parasitic" carnivorous species are the most well-known, and feed by boring into the flesh of other fish to suck their blood; but only 18 species of lampreys engage in this lifestyle (more correctly known as carnivorous "micro-predation"). Of the 18 carnivorous species, nine are anadromous (some of them also have freshwater populations), and nine live exclusively in freshwater. All non-carnivorous forms are freshwater species. Carnivorous lampreys will also attach themselves to larger animals for mobility purposes. Adults of the non-carnivorous species do not feed; they live off reserves acquired as ammocoetes (larvae), which they obtain through filter feeding.* |