Question

How does a skate differ from a lamprey

Answer 1

Explanation:

Bases on the structure of their mouth and the type of the skeleton, scientists have divided the fish into 3 main categories:

1. Jawless Fish
2. Cartilaginous Fish
3. Bony Fish

Lampreys:

• Lampreys belong to the first category i.e. Jawless Fish.
• Lampryes are mostly parasites and feed on other fish by sucking their blood and tissues using their suction like mouth structures.
• Their body is not covered with scales and they do not have a pair of fins.

Skates:

• Skates belongs to the second category i.e. Cartilaginous Fishes.
• They have jaws and pair of fine unlike Lampreys (Jawless Fish)
• Their bodies are covered with scales.
• These are carnivores.