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Lamprey?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprey
I have seen Eels way up in the Little Sur, past boy scout damage and everything...
I'm mean dam, and they are lamprey..
Great sea and sweet water fish!
Really cool! Lamprey eels back in the Sur river. It's been awhile since I've seen such wildlife back in the river...Steelhead should follow!
Specifically, Pacific lamprey- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_lamprey
I think they are actually Pacific Lampreys. They migrate from the ocean to spawn and rear in the river before going to sea...just like steelhead do.
Has anyone seen land wildlife return after the fire other than some native plant and tree sprouts?
Wow! How cool, thanks for sharing!
*Those look like lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) to me.*
*But I don't know why they are upriver like that; perhaps because there is so much freshwater running,*
*they could enter from the sea? Or they are being washed out of a freshwater source.*
*True eels are only on the east coast and rivers of the United States.*
*Cheers,Greg Cailliet*
*Ichthyologist, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories*