Observation of a Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, on a Pelagic Blue Shark, Prionace glauca

Moyer, Joshua K.; Dodd, Jon; Irschick, Duncan J.

Observation of a Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, on a Pelagic Blue Shark, Prionace glauca

2020

Moyer, Joshua K. | Dodd, Jon | Irschick, Duncan J.

We report an observation of a Petromyzon marinus (Sea Lamprey) adhering to a Prionace glauca (Blue Shark) in pelagic waters off Rhode Island. We compare our observation of lamprey adhesion to previously published accounts of lamprey parasitism on sharks and aspects of interactions between lampreys and elasmobranchs that warrant further study.

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