Part one of term paper
Lamprey is a common name for about forty species of jawless, eel-like fishes. They are very smooth skinned and scaleless. Some can grow up to three feet in length, usually only in the oceans. All lampreys are dull colored, ranging from light-tan to molted-brown or bluish-black. Scientist consider the lamprey to be one of the least develop ...

Part two of term paper
... cause serious depredations in fisheries. Their mouths are circular, without jaws and equipped with a piston like tongue that creates suction when the mouth is placed against an object, and the tongue is drawn back. In the inner part of the mouth and the edges of the tongue, there are many small, horny teeth. These are what the lamprey uses to pierce the flesh of fishes. The adult forms of lamprey die soon after spawning and reaching their mature form. Lampreys mostly live in freshwater stream ...