2023
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Question
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Sea Lamprey, which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?
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Turtle
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Fish
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Snake
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Spider
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -They belong to the Agnatha, the earliest group of vertebrates, which existed more than 400 million years ago and predated fish with jaws.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the “vampire fish".
Detailed explanation-3: -The invasive sea lamprey is the largest of the lamprey in the Great Lakes and can attain a size of two feet. The two native parasitic chestnut and silver lamprey can reach a size of one foot.
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