Fields of brook lampreys. That must have been a sight. I never saw them and the 20 or so lampreys in the counting tank were catched by fishermen with some kind of electric stunning device to catch all the fish. Sad to realize what has gone in a few decades.
On Mon, 20 Mar 2023 at 11:16, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Lampreys are fascinating organisms. Apart from being (afaik) the only > four-eyed vertebrate, their body chemistry provides rich hunting grounds > for pharmaceutics. Some are anadromous, some are not; some have a > parasitic phase of their life cycle, some do not. > > As a child, I remember seeing "fields" of brook lampreys in streams, only > the upper parts of their bodies out of the gravel as they hunted passing > invertebrates in the current. > > Used as a meat substitute here during Lent, due to the non-fishy taste of > the flesh, they were usually eaten in pies. > > If I remember correctly, there was a Roman governor who enjoyed executing > people by having them thrown into his lamprey pool. > > > On 19/03/2023 21:07 ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Glad John asked.. I wondered too . refrained from making jokey > > comments like "cute little suckers" .. ooops.. I did anyway ;-) > > > > I got sucked on by them or their cousins wading in a freshwater pond > > when I was a kid.. tiny ones but not appreciated. You captured them > > almost too well > > > > ann > > > > On 3/19/2023 4:38 PM, Toine wrote: > > > If they are present water quality is good. Excellent water quality > maybe > > > doesnt exist any more in this part of the world. > > > > > > On Sun, 19 Mar 2023, 19:26 John Sessoms, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> Indicates good quality or bad quality? > > >> > > >> On 3/18/2023 4:28 PM, Toine wrote: > > >>> This fish is very rare and if present an indication of water > quality. I > > >> had > > >>> the opportunity to see them because they were just being counted. > > >>> > > >>> https://repiuk.nl/new/_1033255/ > > >>> > > >>> Lumix G9, Leica 12-60 > > >>> > > >>> Toine > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
