They may have a scary face and feast off the blood of their fellow fish, but conservationists say it's great news to see this prehistoric fish in our waterways.
abc.net.au/news/lamprey-sighting-limestone-coast-south-australia-rare-fish/102487950Conservationists in south-east South Australia say the sighting of a pouched lamprey in local waterways is a sign of a healthy ecosystem.Ewens Ponds is a popular swimming and snorkelling spotThe pouched lamprey is native in parts of Australia; but the ancient, toothy creatures are a rare sight in Ewens Ponds, located about 25 kilometres south of Mount Gambier.
Shaped long and thin like an eel, they are born in fresh water before migrating to the oceans to live out their adult life by latching on to other fish and sucking their blood.National Parks Limestone Coast conservation ecologist Claire Harding said it was not every day you spot one in the wild in the state's south east."I've never seen one during the day and I've only ever seen them if we've been tracking, surveying and netting for fish," she said.
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