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  • 28/150: Vampires of the Sea (and your worst nightmare)

    28/150: Vampires of the Sea (and your worst nightmare)

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    Allison Brown
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    animalia: Chordata: Cephalaspidomorphi: Petromyzontiformes: Petromyzontidae: Petromyzon: Petromyzon marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) Sea Lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) look like eels but don’t be fooled! They are jawless and have concentric circles of teeth in their horrifying, suction-cup like mouth. They are a predatory species and they attach on to the side of a fish, tear away its skin,…