Sea lamprey, also known as vampire fish, experienced a population "blip" in the Great Lakes due to COVID-19 challenges pesticide teams faced in 2020 and 2021. Here's what to know.

The Oregon Zoo says it welcomed 25 Pacific lamprey last week. The eerie-looking eels are part of a larger effort to restore ...

There is a constant battle in the Great Lakes to combat the sea lamprey population. These invasive creatures resemble eels and feed like leaches, but they’re neither of those things. They’re fish.

A man in Alexandria, Virginia caught a vampire fish in the Potomac River that is rarely seen by human eyes. While people called for him to kill it, experts said the fish is a good sign.

This 160-million-year-old fish gouged out its victims’ flesh. Newly discovered species of ancient lampreys, eel-like swimmers with sharp suction cups for mouths, are helping scientists ...

An eel is what tribes call it. In western science it's called a lamprey. (instructor speaking indistinctly) This forest is kind of our living laboratory, our meeting place.

The Great Lakes where sea lamprey control efforts were most cut during COVID-19 had the biggest surge of the invasive species, a study found.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sea lamprey is distinguished by its long, eel-like body that is typically 12-20 inches long. They are usually brown and yellow, with a lighter ...

A cross-border program keeps sea lamprey populations at bay. But a two-year pandemic disruption was never part of the plan. By Rebecca Redelmeier / Undark Published Sep 6, 2022 9:00 PM EDT This ...

These Large, Flesh-Eating Lampreys Lived 160 Million Years Ago Paleontologists in China recently unearthed the fossilized remains of two new species of lamprey, a group of jawless fish that dates ...