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In British folklore, the monster known as the Lambton Worm may have been based on a lamprey, since it is described as an eel-like creature with nine eyes. [citation needed] In Japanese, lamprey are called yatsume-unagi (八つ目鰻, "eight-eyed eels"), thus excluding the nostril from the count. [citation needed]
The sea lamprey has an eel-like body without paired fins. Its mouth is jawless, round and sucker-like, and as wide or wider than the head; sharp teeth are arranged in many concentric circular rows around a sharp, rasp-like tongue. There are seven branchial or gill-like openings behind the eye. Sea lampreys are olive or brown-yellow on the ...
The race of Cabira (one of Chilled's henchmen) is a race of fish-like humanoids from Dragon Ball; The Fish People from the radio broadcast Alexei Sayle and the Fish People; The Fishmen are a race of fish-like humans from the anime One Piece. They are modeled after different aquatic lifeforms. The Fishmen can breed with Giants to create Wotans.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
The silver lamprey is an eel-like fish with an attenuate body composed of 49–52 clearly defined segments (i.e. myomeres, between the last gill slit and the anus).Silver lampreys possess a cartilaginous skeleton, and adults generally grow to a length of 12 inches and are silvery or bluish in color when spawning.
The remora (/ ˈ r ɛ m ə r ə /), sometimes called suckerfish or sharksucker, is any of a family (Echeneidae) of ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes. [4] Depending on species, they grow to 30–110 cm (12–43 in) long.
A Fish out of Water: Illustrations by P. D. Eastman: Carlos K. Krinklebine Goldfish: Dr. Seuss: The Cat in the Hat: In the 1971 The Cat in the Hat TV special named Carlos K. Krinkelbein Unnamed Fish Dr. Seuss: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Also featured in a Beginner Book Video series. Swimmy Black fish Leo Lionni: Swimmy
Various fish known as boarfish: Family Caproidae; Several fish in family Pentacerotidae, including: Striped boarfish; Giant boarfish or sowfish; Longfin boarfish; Buffalofish; Bull shark; Bull trout; Catfish; Catshark; Cowfish; Cow shark; Various fish known as dogfish: Family Squalidae, the dogfish sharks, including: Spiny dogfish