lamprey

• Vertebrado acuático primitivo, parecido a una anguila, con boca redonda y succionadora y lengua raspadora, que vive en aguas dulces y saladas.

A primitive, eel-like aquatic vertebrate with a round, sucking mouth and a rasping tongue, found in fresh and saltwater environments.

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   An ancient, eel-like aquatic animal with a round, sucking mouth and a rasping tongue, often found in freshwater or migrating from the sea.

   Lamprea

   • The lamprey attaches itself to other fish to feed on their blood.
   • Lampreys are considered living fossils due to their ancient lineage.
   • Biologists study lampreys to understand the evolution of vertebrates.