TERM: Description of glossary term.
Kontext: Behavior Evolution
lepidophagous
The diet consists chiefly of scales and their covering skin that are rasped from the surface of other fishes
Literatur
Barlow, George W.. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. pp. 352 pp. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (Kurzfassung)
Synonym: lepidophore
Synonym: scale eater