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they got into the Great Lakes from the welland canal

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The Sea lamprey entered into the great lakes by means of manmade locks and shipping canals.

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The Silver lamprey is native to the Great Lakes basin.

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How did sea lampreys get to the US?

Sea Lampreys got to the U.S. by shipping canals which connected the great lakes to oceans.


What do sea lampreys do to the Great Lakes?

They feed off of other fish in the Great Lakes And anywhere else the sea lamprey is located.


Where are Sea Lamperys Found?

Sea Lampreys are found mostly in the great lakes of North America.


Why are the lampreys a problem in all the great lakes?

because they would eat all of the wildlife


What do sea lampreys eat?

Sea lampreys drink or eat blood


Are sea lampreys a mammal or a fish or a bird or amphibian?

Sea lampreys are fish.


How did people interact with the sea lamprey?

The sea lamprey is a primitive, eel-like fish native to the northern Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic, western Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. Sea lampreys invaded the Great Lakes in the early 20th century through shipping canals.


What are the Great Lakes known as?

The Great Lakes are sometimes called the Freshwater Sea or the Inland Sea, but most of the time they are just called the Great Lakes.


Do sea lampeys live in Dubai?

Sea Lampreys are found along the Atlantic coasts of North America, Europe, in the western Mediterranean and in the Great Lakes of the USA - so you'd be very unlikely to find them in the sea off Dubai. Good thing too - hideous creatures that they are!


Why are the great lakes salty?

These lakes have no outlets to carry the salts away to the sea.


What predators do Sea Lampreys have?

no


Who discovered lampreys?

Sea Lampreys have been known since ancient times.