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brook lamprey

agnathan vertebrate

Also known as: Lampetra planeri

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nonparasitic habits

In lamprey
Other lampreys, such as the brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri), also spend their entire lives in fresh water. They are nonparasitic, however, and do not feed after becoming adults; instead, they reproduce and die.
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