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Lamprey (Lampetra) on rainbow trout.
To reproduce, lampreys migrate to freshwater streams and rivers. Males excavate nestlike depressions in the gravel or sand beds of these water bodies. The female then deposits her eggs into these nests, where they lodge in the surrounding gravel. Following the spawning process, the adult lampreys die.123