Intermittent streams account for approximately one half of the global river network, and are
especially common in arid and semi-arid regions. These systems are inhabited by several
fish species that are adapted to their natural flow intermittency. While many fish species rely
on permanent pools or perennial reaches to survive during the dry season, our knowledge
regarding fish survival strategies in dry reaches is incomplete. Our observations revealed
that ammocoetes (ie lamprey larvae) of a non-parasitic brook lamprey (Lampetra sp.) …