Ammocoetes in fine sediments of low gradient stream
Three species could be present. Most individuals were ammoceotes found in fine sediment areas in pools and backwaters
Dug this larvae up in the mud, fishermen use them for bait
American Brook Lamprey spawning at Flemming Creek
Its easy to find larval lamprey's in the Russian River in the summer by digging in sandbars in about 4 feet of water. But this is the first and only time I've seen adults spawning
A lamprey (sometimes also called lamprey eel) is a parasitic marine animal with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth. Translated directly, their name means stone lickers (lambere = to lick, and petra = stone). While lampreys are well known for those species which bore into the flesh of other fish to suck their blood, these species make up the minority. In zoology, lampreys are often not considered to be true fish because of their vastly different morphology
