Cyclostomata

By - Sharumathi Palaniappan
Introduction

any primitive aquatic jawless vertebrate of the

class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey and
hagfish, having a round sucking mouth and
pouchlike gills.

Cyclo Stomata
Physique

- Are ectoparasites on some fishes.

- Have an elongated body containing 6 - 15
pairs of gill slits.
- Have a sucking and circular mouth without
jaws.
- Devoid of scales and paired fins.
- Cranium and vertebral column are - Closed type circulation.
cartilaginous.
Reproduction
- Are marine but migrate for spawning to freshwater.
- Die within a few days of spawning.
- Their laravel returns to the ocean after metamorphosis.
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