Sea Lamprey Attached to a Greenland Shark in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada

A Petromyzon marinus (sea lamprey) was observed attached to an approximately 3-m fork length, male Somniosus microcephalus (Greenland shark) on 9 October 2004 in Baie St. Pancrace, St. Lawrence Estuary, PQ. This is the first report of a sea lamprey attached to a member of Somniosidae.

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Published in:Northeastern naturalist 2006-01, Vol.13 (1), p.35-38
Main Authors: Gallant, Jeffrey, Harvey-Clark, Chris, Myers, Ransom A, Stokesbury, Michael J. W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anadromous fishes
Animal behavior
Brackish
Diving
Estuaries
Fish
Habitats
Marine fishes
Ocean fisheries
Parasitism
Petromyzon marinus
Petromyzontidae
Sea water
Seas
Sharks
Somniosus microcephalus
Water temperature
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Summary:A Petromyzon marinus (sea lamprey) was observed attached to an approximately 3-m fork length, male Somniosus microcephalus (Greenland shark) on 9 October 2004 in Baie St. Pancrace, St. Lawrence Estuary, PQ. This is the first report of a sea lamprey attached to a member of Somniosidae.
ISSN:1092-6194
1938-5307
DOI:10.1656/1092-6194(2006)13[35:SLATAG]2.0.CO;2