Story: Freshwater fish

Lamprey

Watch a lamprey (Geotria australis), known to Māori as kanakana, using its sucking mouth, with rows of horny teeth to hold onto the rocks.

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Bob McDowall, 'Freshwater fish - Torrentfish, lamprey and black flounder', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/11127/lamprey (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Bob McDowall, published 24 Sep 2007