Question

Differentiate lampreys and familiar fishes

Answer 1

Lampreys are among the most primitive vertebrate species. Often mistaken as lamprey eels, due to similar body shape, lampreys are, in fact, closely related to the shark family.

Most common features, present in most of the fishes, such as paired fins and jaws lack in lampreys. Some uncommon features like gill pockets instead of gill covers are however, present in them