Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

More interesting facts. So you never tried a Lamprey Burger? Alan C On 21-Mar-23 06:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 19, 2023, at 4:59 AM, Alan C wrote: I did some research. Lampreys have a very unusual lifecycle - egg, larva, adult & then die immediately after procreating for the first

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

> On Mar 19, 2023, at 4:59 AM, Alan C wrote: > > I did some research. Lampreys have a very unusual lifecycle - egg, larva, > adult & then die immediately after procreating for the first time. The big > difference between the species is the larval stage which can last from 2 to > 10 years.

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Fields of brook lampreys. That must have been a sight. I never saw them and the 20 or so lampreys in the counting tank were catched by fishermen with some kind of electric stunning device to catch all the fish. Sad to realize what has gone in a few decades. On Mon, 20 Mar 2023 at 11:16, mike

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Lampreys are fascinating organisms. Apart from being (afaik) the only four-eyed vertebrate, their body chemistry provides rich hunting grounds for pharmaceutics. Some are anadromous, some are not; some have a parasitic phase of their life cycle, some do not. As a child, I remember seeing

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Glad John asked.. I wondered too .  refrained from making jokey comments  like "cute little suckers" .. ooops.. I did anyway ;-) I got sucked on by them or their cousins wading in a freshwater pond when I was a kid.. tiny ones but not appreciated.  You captured them almost too well ann On

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

If they are present water quality is good. Excellent water quality maybe doesnt exist any more in this part of the world. On Sun, 19 Mar 2023, 19:26 John Sessoms, wrote: > Indicates good quality or bad quality? > > On 3/18/2023 4:28 PM, Toine wrote: > > This fish is very rare and if present an

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Sucks to be a brook lamprey  On 3/19/2023 10:03 AM, Toine wrote: Book lampreys can only suck, not bite. https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=_1033311.jpg On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 at 12:59, Alan C wrote: I did some research. Lampreys have a very unusual lifecycle - egg, larva, adult & then die

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Prompted me to look some stuff up ... I always thought "surfeit" meant "plenty", but apparently it means "excess" ... And since he died in Normandy, it could have been brook lampreys. They may be small, but so are sardines. Anyway, I learned something new. On 3/18/2023 4:41 PM, Bob W

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Indicates good quality or bad quality? On 3/18/2023 4:28 PM, Toine wrote: This fish is very rare and if present an indication of water quality. I had the opportunity to see them because they were just being counted. https://repiuk.nl/new/_1033255/ Lumix G9, Leica 12-60 Toine -- %(real_name)s

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Book lampreys can only suck, not bite. https://repiuk.nl/new/#pid=_1033311.jpg On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 at 12:59, Alan C wrote: > I did some research. Lampreys have a very unusual lifecycle - egg, > larva, adult & then die immediately after procreating for the first > time. The big difference

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

I did some research. Lampreys have a very unusual lifecycle - egg, larva, adult & then die immediately after procreating for the first time. The big difference between the species is the larval stage which can last from 2 to 10 years. The life cycle of the brook lamprey is very short.  Their

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

That would be river lampreys, this is a brook lamprey they dont migrate or feed on fish. On Sun, 19 Mar 2023, 04:28 Alan C, wrote: > Ugh! Draculas of the fish world. The St. Lawrence Seaway gave Lampreys > access to the Great Lakes where they decimated the fish. > > Alan C > > On 18-Mar-23

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Ugh! Draculas of the fish world. The St. Lawrence Seaway gave Lampreys access to the Great Lakes where they decimated the fish. Alan C On 18-Mar-23 10:28 PM, Toine wrote: This fish is very rare and if present an indication of water quality. I had the opportunity to see them because they were

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Charming critters! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:29 PM Toine wrote: > This fish is very rare and if present an indication of water quality. I had > the opportunity to see them because they were just

Re: PESO: European brook lamprey

Fascinating. One of our medieval kings is said to have died ‘of a surfeit of lampreys’, though presumably not brook lampreys as they seem to small to eat. > On 18 Mar 2023, at 20:29, Toine wrote: > > This fish is very rare and if present an indication of water quality. I had > the opportunity

PESO: European brook lamprey

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