As a new curator for a large public aquarium in your city,you are in charge of correctly identifying some of the animals presently in your care.You have two adult animals in tanks in front of you,and you know that one is a lamprey,and the other is a hagfish.Which feature would allow you to correctly identify each animal?

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Lampreys are known for being parasitic, attaching themselves to other fish to feed on their blood, while hagfish are not considered parasitic. They feed mostly on dead or dying fish. Both lampreys and hagfish lack jaws, making choice A incorrect. Both can live in marine environments, though some lampreys migrate to freshwater to spawn, making choice C incorrect. Neither are noted for having extensive fins, making D incorrect.

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