SEA LAMPREYS AND THEIR NESTS 



By Louis Hussakof 



THERE has recently been placed on exhibition in the hall of fishes a 

 group representing the nesting habits of the sea lamprey, the 

 largest, and in some regards the most remarkable, of all the lam- 

 preys. The group represents three large lampreys building a nest among 

 the pebbles at the bottom of a clear, shallow stream, close to the bank and 

 partly under a half-submerged log. The studies for the group were made 



The Nissequague River at Smithtown, Long Island, where the studies on the nesting 

 habits of the sea lamprey were made. A large nest was found among the pebbles directly 

 under the bridge 



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