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Chestnut Lamprey

Ichthyomyzon castaneus

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Field Notes

Description:

Adults are parasitic carnivores, feeding on the blood of other fish by attaching themselves with a sucking disc and rasping a hole with their horny plated tongue (Carlander 1969; Goldstein and Simon 1999).

So AWESOME!!

Habitat:

Found while seining in a freshwater stream.

Notes:

Found 2
One in the net and one attached to a fish.

Reference Links:

chestnut lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus

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Comments (3)
AlyssiaCulbertson
Sorry none, it was caught during a field trip for an ichthyology class.
Latimeria
Awesome picture! I love your description, I'm going to go ahead and assume you're a fan of lampreys. I just saw my first last year, and I'm hoping to find some again once Spring comes. Any tips?

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PublishedNovember 21, 2011

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