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Watch a lamprey (Geotria australis), known to Māori as kanakana, using its sucking mouth, with rows of horny teeth to hold onto the rocks.

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Bob McDowall. 'Freshwater fish', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/freshwater-fish/6/2