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Do Cyclostomata lamprey eels and hagfish feed on other fish or invertebrates?
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∙ 11y ago
Hagfish and lampreys are apart of Agnatha which means jawless fish. Hagfish are a parasite fish but can be free swimming. Both jawless fish will feed on carcasses on the bottom of the seafloor.
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Give you some example of jawless fish?
Most fish are not jawless. There is a small group of very primitive fish called Jawless fish (Agnatha). However, they make up a very small proportion (<1%) of the fish species on earth. Jawless fish are things like lamprey and hagfish. All other fish, like trout, salmon, tuna, sharks, rays, cichlids, goldfish, etc, etc, have jaws. See the related link for more information on the primitive jawless fish.
What are the fish that suck on other fish?
lamprey.
What makes a Lamprey different from other fish?
Lamprey are the only species of fish that do not have a jaw, or fixed appendages, unlike other fish. They suck nutrients and organs from other organisms.
What is a hagfish?
Hagfish are scavengers. They eat dead fish or other dead or dying sea organisms.
Other fish similar to hag fish?
From what I can find out there is absolutely nothing else in the world that is similar to a Hagfish. Check out this link :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagfish
Is a lamprey a chordata or a non-chordata?
A lamprey is a chordata. Lampreys belong to the subphylum Vertebrata within the phylum Chordata, as they have a notochord, dorsal nerve cord, and other characteristic features of chordates.
What is lamprey prey?
Lamprey eels are parasites so when they hook on to other animals they suck the animals blood. :P
Are rolly-polys invertebrates?
All insects and other arthropods are invertebrates.
Why are lamprey eels a problem to other fish?
because all the other fish are jealous of them XD
What are lampreys called?
Lampreys are a species of jawless fish. Some species of lampreys suck blood from other creatures. Hagfish are another type of jawless fish. Hagfish have no vertebrae.
Why is ammocoete special?
Ammocoetes are unique because they have many features in common with true vertebrates, but retain many primitive characteristics of their ancestors. These are the larval phase of all lamprey species, and are of high importance to many evolutionary biologists as they are more commonly available then the other group of jawless fishes (i.e. hagfish). They are also of interest to biologists because no other living group of fishes exhibit a life history similar to lampreys. Finally the larval stage of sea lamprey is also the target of large scale and yearly eradication efforts throughout all of the Great Lakes in the United States and Canada.
What is creature that produces huge amounts of slime to protect itself?
The answer is, of course, the Hagfish. There are plenty of other correct answers, but the Hagfish is the legendary one, producing several times the volume of its own body in slime in seconds.
