Common name of Lampetra ayresii
 
Common name Parasitic river lamprey
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Parasitic', i.e., an organism living in or on another organism for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return (p. 854 in Ref. 11978); 'river', i.e., banks of a river, from Old French 'riviere' from Vulgar Latin 'riparia', i.e., land by the water's edge, from Latin 'ripa', i.e., bank (p. 446 in Ref. 11979); 'lamprey' from Old English from Latin 'lampreda' from 'lampetra', i.e., stone-licker since the lamprey holds on to rocks with its jawless sucking mouth (p. 316 in Ref. 11979).
 
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