- nounlamprey (noun) · lampreys (plural noun)
- an eel-like aquatic jawless vertebrate that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue. The adult is often parasitic, attaching itself to other fish and sucking their blood.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French lampreie, from medieval Latin lampreda, probably from Latin lambere ‘to lick’ + petra ‘stone’ (because the lamprey attaches itself to stones by its mouth). Lamprey | Parasitic, Jawless, Eel-like | Britannica
WEBMay 21, 2024 · lamprey, any of about 43 species of primitive fishlike jawless vertebrates placed with hagfishes in the class Agnatha. Lampreys belong to the family Petromyzonidae. They live in coastal and fresh waters and …
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WEBJun 3, 2024 · Here, we demonstrate for the first time in fish, that a small population of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus; Class Agnatha), arguably one of the most impactful …
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WEBMay 15, 2024 · For example, the jawless fishes (Agnatha) have gills in pouches and lack limb girdles. Extant agnathans are the lampreys and the hagfishes. As the name implies, …
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WEBMay 27, 2024 · Agnatha: Jawless fishes. This small and basic yet evolutionarily crucial group consists of around 120 species. As their collective name suggests, these fish lack …
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WEBMay 21, 2024 · Invertebrates, mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians are not fish. Also, just because an animal has the word “fish” in its name, it doesn’t mean it’s a fish: …
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WEBMay 23, 2024 · Hagfish belong to a unique group of vertebrates known as Agnatha, which means “without jaws.” They lack a true backbone but have a flexible notochord that …
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WEBMay 31, 2024 · Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including: bony fish, Osteichthyes; cartilaginous fish, Chondrichthyes; and jawless fish, Agnatha.
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WEBMay 20, 2024 · The class Agnatha, or the jawless fishes, is the most primitive group. Class Chondrichthyes and class Osteichthyes are jawed fishes that had their origins, millions …
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WEB5 days ago · Pronunciation of agnatha with 7 audio pronunciations, 1 synonym, 3 meanings, 1 sentence and more for agnatha.
Hagfish - A-Z Animals
WEBMay 27, 2024 · Then the hagfish is in the superclass Cyclostomata and the class Myxini; however, they were once in the historical class called Agnatha, for jawless fish (agnathans), with lampreys.
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