Write short note on class - Cyclostomata. 

Explanation

All living members of the class Cyclostomata are ectoparasites on some fishes.
They have an elongated body bearing 6-15 pairs of gill slits for respiration.
Cyclostomes have a sucking and circular mouth without jaws.
Their body is devoid of scales and paired fins.. Cranium and vertebral column are cartilaginous.
Circulation is of closed type.
Cyclostomes are marine but migrate for spawning to fresh water.
After spawning, within a few days, they die.
Their larvae, after metamorphosis, return to the ocean.
Examples: Petromyzon (Lamprey) and Myxine (Hagfish).