what do sea lamprey eat/diet
rating newest oldest best answer most adult lampreys are parasitic sucking the blood of other fishes the horny teeth set in the circular jawless mouth attach to the prey and the lamprey feeds as it is carried along lampreys have an anticoagulant in the saliva that keeps the blood of the victim fluid some freshwater lampreys eat flesh as well as blood source s http www encyclopedia com doc 1e1 lamp