The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and ...

"Lampreys are simultaneously creepy and special—even though people tend to think of them as just tubes with a freaky circle of teeth," says Lily Hughes, corresponding author of the study.

They have lateral eyes, lack paired fins, and have no scales. Adult lampreys have a jawless, sucker-like ventral mouth consisting of a circular disc set with horny teeth. HABITAT: Typical spawning ...

its rows of teeth dig into the host's flesh and a sharp tongue rasps through scales and skin. The parasite then feeds on the fish’s body fluids; to keep the juices flowing, the sea lamprey ...

Lampreys are blood-sucking eel-like creatures without any bones. They have suction-cup mouths with multiple rows of sharp teeth to pierce the skin, usually of fish, and suck the blood of their prey.

An ancient predator, the sea lamprey, has resurfaced as a growing threat in the Great Lakes, sparking alarm among scientists and fishermen alike. This eel-like invader, unchanged for over ...

"Lampreys are simultaneously creepy and special -- even though people tend to think of them as just tubes with a freaky circle of teeth," says Lily Hughes, corresponding author of the study.

its rows of teeth dig into the host's flesh and a sharp tongue rasps through scales and skin. The parasite then feeds on the fish’s body fluids; to keep the juices flowing, the sea lamprey ...

Sea lampreys abounded in all Great Lakes in 2024 after treatment was limited during COVID. But the parasitic, invasive fish are expected to decline.

Sea lampreys have been in the region for more than ... Once attached, its rows of teeth dig into the host's flesh and a sharp tongue rasps through scales and skin.