Question

What is the main skeletal difference between salt water eels and lamprey fish besides the jaw

Answer 1

Answer:

The main skeletal difference between water eels and lamprey is that the body of lamprey lacks bones and has a skeleton made up of cartilage. On the other hand, the skeleton of salt water eels is made up of bones.

Other differences between the two fishes include :

• Variation in gills:  Lamprey has open gills whereas salt water eels have covered gill slits.

• Variation in color: lamprey exists in between colors ranging from brown to blue. On the other hand, salt water eel exists in different shades of the color yellow.