Welcome to FishyBites!

This is a site where you can both learn about Southern Hemisphere lampreys and learn about the ways YOU can help them!

Photo: Ryan Easton

What are Southern Hemisphere lampreys?

Southern Hemisphere lampreys are fishes that look similar to eels but have some differences. For example, lampreys lack a jaw.

Learn all about these mysterious fish species here!

Have you found a strange bite mark on a fish or other marine mammal that looks something like this?...

Then please report it!

It might be a lamprey bite and scientists would like to see/hear about it!

(see below for more details)

Find out more about the project and who else has been bitten.

Please log your fishy bite here.

Requirements:

1.The bite needs to be on an animal found in the Southern Hemisphere.

2. The size of the bite can not be bigger than a golf ball.

Find out who might be behind all these tiny attacks.