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Jaco Havermans, a marine biologist in the Netherlands, recently discovered a rare sea lamprey on a beach. The parasitic sea lamprey was discovered for the first time in six years. Ecomare, a nature museum, and aquarium, received it.

 About Sea Lamprey

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the sea lamprey is a parasitic fish native to the Northern and Western Atlantic Oceans. Lampreys lack scales, fins, and gill covers, and their skeletons are made of cartilage, unlike other fish. Because of its physical appearance, the sea lamprey is frequently confused with eels.

How Was The Sea Lamprey Discovered

Jaco Havermans, a marine biologist, discovered the three-foot-long sea lamprey while walking along a beach about 65 miles north of Amsterdam. The fish lacks a proper bottom jaw but has an abundance of teeth that it uses to rasp away other fish's flesh in order to feed on its host's blood and body fluids.

About Sea Lamprey

The sea lamprey is a member of the Agnatha, the oldest group of vertebrates that existed more than 400 million years ago, before the existence of fish with jaws. The fish is considered to be a pest as it attacks other fish to suck their blood out, killing about 40 pounds of fish every year.

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