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The Environment Agency found that 2,100 fish died, including eels and lampreys both endangered and protected species.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

Taking down the dams will give the Klamath’s fish — including salmon, steelhead and lampreys — the opportunity to reconnect with their ancestral habitats.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024

Then they did similar analyses on juvenile sharks and lampreys.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024

"People thought that because sea lampreys lack a jaw, their hindbrain was not formed like other vertebrates," said Krumlauf.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

On the dais, Lord Wyman attacked a steaming plate of lampreys as if they were an enemy host.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin