Australian lamprey

Adult short-headed lampreys live at sea and are parasites on other fish.

The Australian lamprey lives in the demersal, anadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine environment.

Australian lamprey and the Murray lamprey, is a species of lamprey that occurs in south-eastern Australia. It has a thin eel-like body up to 50 cm long, with two low dorsal fins on the back half. The skin is blue-gray or brown. More

Australian lamprey and the Murray lamprey, is a species of lamprey that occurs in south-eastern Australia.... More

Common names

Australian lamprey in English
Australsk lampret in Danish (dansk)
Murray lamprey in English
Short-headed lamprey in English
Shorthead lamprey in English
southern hemisphere lamprey in Unknown
southern lamprey in Unknown
短头袋七鳃鳗 in Mandarin Chinese
短頭袋七鰓鰻 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Petromyzontiformes
Family : Petromyzontidae
Genus : Mordacia
Species : Mordacia mordax
Authority : Richardson, 1846