“Biologists say some people might think when they first see a Pacific lamprey that it’s a snake, or possibly an eel. But they would be wrong.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the lamprey are eel-like primitive fishes that lack the jaws and paired fins of true fishes. Like salmon, they are born in freshwater and spend time in the ocean growing to adults.”
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