Lampreys belong to an ancient group of fish called Agnatha that evolved 450 million years ago, predating both dinosaurs and trees. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Since 1958, a federal program has controlled the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes. It's been under threat this year by budget cuts from the Trump administration.

LANSING — How a sea lamprey responds to the threat of predators could be another key to keeping their population under control, according to researchers. Using a sharp-toothed, jawless sucker mouth, ...

The Australian brook lamprey (Mordacia praecox) is part of a group of primitive jawless fish. It’s up to 15 cm long, with rows of sharp teeth. Surprisingly, it doesn’t use these teeth to suck blood ...

Lampreys - a species of fish famous for killing a king - has returned to English rivers after an absence of 200 years. King Henry I of England was known for his lust for eating lampreys and was ...

WOODLAND — Biologist Dave’y Lumley paced the shallow water at the mouth of the Lewis River on an overcast morning late last month. With each step, she carefully scanned the water in front of her, ...

A vampiric, ray-finned fish is reportedly startling fishermen and tourists in the Great Lakes, but an aquatic wildlife organization says it has gotten the population under control despite recent ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The death of an English monarch portends the crowning of another and that means giving King Charles III the gift of a pie filled with Michigan flavor. An invasive species, lampreys ...

Members of the Nez Perce tribe move Pacific lamprey from a holding tank to coolers so people can individual release them into Asotin Creek in Asotin, Washington, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. ASOTIN, ...