ammocoete

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 178 words | Copyright

ammocoete Larva of the lamprey (family Petromyzonidae). After hatching the ammocoete lives buried in mud for several years. It then undergoes metamorphosis into an adult lamprey.

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