Sea lampreys are parasitic fish that feed on others' blood, attaching to the skin with a suction-cup like mouth.
Blood-sucking sea lampreys feed on prey as big as minke whales, according to new research.
Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) are known to feed on a wide variety of fish using a funnel-like mouth filled with teeth and a razor-like tongue. In the past lamprey teeth-marks have been identified on whale and porpoise bodies. Sea lampreys have also been photographed attached to Pacific humpback and North Atlantic right whales.
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Blood-sucking sea lampreys feed on prey as big as minke whales, according to new research.
Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) are known to feed on a wide variety of fish using a funnel-like mouth filled with teeth and a razor-like tongue. In the past lamprey teeth-marks have been identified on whale and porpoise bodies. Sea lampreys have also been photographed attached to Pacific humpback and North Atlantic right whales.
BBC | animal | fish | blood sucking | feeds on whale
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