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The pineal gland, a photosensitive organ regulating melatonin production by capturing light signals through the photoreceptor cell converting them into intercellular signals of the lamprey is located in the midline of its body, for lamprey, the pineal eye is accompanied by the parapineal organ.
Northern lamprey is a common name that may refer to: Petromyzontidae, the family that includes all lampreys native to the northern hemisphere
Lampetra ayresii is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae.It is also called the river lamprey or western river lamprey.It is found in the eastern Pacific, specifically from Tee Harbor, Juneau in Alaska to the Sacramento–San Joaquin drainage in California, USA.
Yellow-billed duck: Iridescent green or blue, bordered white. [ 4 ] Bright wing speculums are also known from a number of other birds ; among them are several parrots from the genus Amazona with red or orange speculums, [ 5 ] though in this case the colors are pigmentary and non-iridescent.
The southern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon gagei) is a lamprey found in the Southern United States including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. It is a jawless fish with a sucking mouth on one end of it (like a leech). It can appear to be a small eel, since it is rarely longer than one foot in length.
Mordacia mordax, known as the short-headed lamprey, Australian lamprey or Murray lamprey, is a species of Mordacia that lives in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Mordaciidae is made up of three species: M. praedox , M. mordax , and M. lapicida . [ 2 ]
Eudontomyzon danfordi, the Carpathian brook lamprey or Danube lamprey, is a species of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae. It is found in Austria , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Hungary , Moldova , Romania , Serbia , Montenegro , Slovakia , and Ukraine .
Duck breast topped with foie gras. Duck is particularly predominant in the Chinese cuisine—a popular dish is Peking duck.Duck meat is commonly eaten with scallions, cucumbers and hoisin sauce wrapped in a small spring pancake made of flour and water or a soft, risen bun known as gua bao.