Week 2: B. Classes of Fishes Lamprey Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes
3 classes of vertebrates = jawless, cartilaginous, bony
Class Lamprey
Class Chondrichthyes = “cartilaginous fishes” cartilage only Class Osteichthyes = “bony fishes” cartilage and bone Week 3 Week 4... Jawed Vertebrates
Class Lamprey = “jawless fishes” Week 2 Jawless Vertebrates vertebrae skeleton cartilage no bone no jaws no paired fins
Lamprey ~40 species
Class Lamprey freshwater & marine
fossil lamprey 450 MYA MIGRATORY FW SW/FW (anadromy)
Adult =reproductive stage lamprey oral disk with teeth and tongue (keratin)
fluid-feeding
brook lamprey sea lamprey not all lamprey feed as adults...
Lamprey Life Cycle ammocoete larva to adult “ammocoetes”
Ammocoete Larva =non-reproductive stage filter feeder
adultlarva metamorphosis
Larval =non-reproductive feeding stage ~1/2 m Adult =reproductive non-feeding stage
reproductive adults ready to spawn
adults build gravel nests in freshwater streams
mating egg-laying = oviparity external fertilization death = semelparity
Lamprey Life Cycle ammocoete larva to adult “ammocoetes”
M = metamorphosis Life History Strategy #1
feeding phase Life History Strategy #2 M2 M1 M = metamorphosis
Feeding Adult Migration downstream out to sea (lake) ~3 ft ~40 lbs/fish fluid/yr.
B = birth R = reproduction G = growth Migratory strategies
non-feeding adult feeding adult larger more eggs iteroparous
oral disk digestive tract Development
predator vs. parasite
Species Interactions Species 1 Species 2 PREDATION Predator-Prey + – Parasite-Host +– Parasitoid-Host +– COMPETITION – – MUTUALISM ++ COMMENSALISM + 0
east coast native fish
New Hampshire 12 th Annual Lamprey Appreciation Day Saturday, June, 2010 Amoskeag Fishways Dam Merrimack River Manchester 1700s “Derryfield Beef”