How big does the Chilean Lamprey get?

The Chilean Lamprey grows to about 54 cm.

Chilean Lamprey

Mordacia lapicida

Group: Other
Max size: 54 cm
IUCN status: VU

The Chilean lamprey is a jawless parasite that latches onto larger fish at sea with a rasping sucker mouth. It begins life as a blind, burrowing larva in the fine sand of riverbanks, then transforms and runs to the ocean during the southern winter, and it is listed as vulnerable.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Petromyzonti › Petromyzontiformes › Mordaciidae › Mordacia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281594.

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How big does the Chilean Lamprey get?: The Chilean Lamprey grows to about 54 cm.