NEETBiologyAnimal KingdomMCQ+4 / −1
A jawless fish, which lays eggs in fresh water and whose ammocoetes larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is
- ANeomyxine
- BPetromyzon
- CEptatretus
- DMyxine
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Correct answer: B
Petrormyzon marinus, commonly known as sea lamprey lays eggs in fresh water and its larvae, after metamorphosis, return to the ocean (saline water).
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