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The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "vampire fish". In its original habitats, the sea lamprey coevolved with its hosts, and those hosts evolved a measure of resistance to the sea lampreys.
The bull shark is a euryhaline species that moves at will from fresh to salt ... striped bass, [6] and the sea lamprey [7] ... tuna and tuna-like species (albacore, ...
Sea lamprey is the most sought-after species in Portugal and one of only two that can legally bear the commercial name "lamprey" (lampreia): the other one being Lampetra fluviatilis, the European river lamprey, both according to Portaria (Government regulation no. 587/2006, from 22 June).
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will treat Bear Creek in Door County in mid-September to eradicate worm-like sea lamprey larvae before they grow into juveniles and migrate into Lake Michigan ...
Pores are concentrated in the skin around the snout and mouth of sharks and rays, as well as the anterior nasal flap, barbel, circumnarial fold and lower labial furrow. [10] Canal size typically corresponds to the body size of the animal but the number of ampullae remains the same. The canals of the ampullae of Lorenzini can be pored or non-pored.
The silky shark (C. falciformis) is another contender for the largest requiem shark at a maximum weight of 350 kg (770 lb) and a maximum length of around 3.5 m (11 ft). The largest hammerhead shark is the great hammerhead ( Sphyrna mokarran ), which can reach 6.1 m (20 ft) and weigh at least 500 kg (1,100 lb). [ 31 ]
In Sweden, the European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis), living in fresh waters, is the most usual usage of the term lamprey. The Lampetra planeri is a closely related species living in small streams, possibly even the same species. The lamprey is the provincial fish of Västerbotten in northern Sweden. (European) river lamprey
After only a few minutes, the officers watched one of the fishermen gaff and boat a sandbar shark, which is a prohibited species. The officers boarded the boat and found over 20 illegal black sea ...