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Answer A lamprey has a symbiotic relationship with many types of sharks.

You probably mean the remora, which is a fish with a sucker attached to the top of its head. It uses this to attach itself to sharks and rides along with the predator, to share in its scraps.

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What is the symbiotic relationship between the shark and the remora?

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Species that live and interact in an area?

You mean, having a symbiotic relationship, right? First thing in my mind is the SHARK and the REMORA fish.


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