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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A news tidbit from the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Facebook page: “We’re rebuilding our Bonneville Dam, Washington, fish ladder for Pacific lamprey! They’re stoked, we ...

Jawless ‘bite’ from the past: Jurassic fossils shed light on lamprey evolution Peer-Reviewed Publication. Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters ...

These river eels, also known as Arctic lamprey, are headed upriver. It’s river eel season on the Kuskokwim, and fishermen are lining up to catch their fill Search Query Show Search ...