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Eel-like vertebrate jawless fish of the Class Cephalaspidomorphi, formerly considered to be in Class Agnatha (jawless fish) along with hagfish. About 50 species worldwide.

Links:

Introduction to the Petromyzontiformes Short illustrated article about lampreys. www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/basalfish/petro.html

Sea Lamprey in the Great Lakes Article about a species that invaded the Great Lakes of North America from the Atlantic Ocean and efforts to control its spread. biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/gl129.htm

Hyperoartia Introduction to the taxonomy of lampreys by Philippe Janvier. tolweb.org/tree?group=Hyperoartia&contgroup=Vertebrata

Lampreys - Petromyzontidae Information about three species found in California. elib.cs.berkeley.edu/kopec/tr9/html/fam-lampreys.html

The Five Lampreys of Lake Michigan Article on identification and distribution of the four native and one invasive species in Michigan. www.miseagrant.umich.edu/pubs/on/msg-97-500.html