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Image: Mouth of a Lamprey
Description
The mouth of a preserved and dissected lamprey in the Macleay Museum collection, Sydney University (NHF.1731)
- Photographer:
- Mark McGrouther
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Lamprey
- Family:
- Petromyzontidae
- Order:
- Petromyzontiformes
Additional information
Hagfishes and lampreys have have horny teeth in their jawless mouths. The teeth on the tongues of lampreys are used to rasp a hole in their prey, usually other vertebrates.
Reference:
- Helfman, G.S, Collette, B.B., Facey, D.E. and B.W. Bowen. 2009. The diversity of fishes: biology, evolution and ecology. 2nd edn. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester. Pp. 720.
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