lepidophagyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Lepidophagy is a specialised feeding behaviour in fish that involves eating of scales of other fish. Lepidophagy is widespread, having been independently evolved in at least five freshwater families and seven marine families. Lepidophagy has been reported in a range of fish including: Chanda nama (family Ambassidae), Terapon jarbua (family Terapontidae), several marine catfish (family Ariidae), some piranha, Exodon paradoxus and Roeboides species (family Characidae), along with Perissodus eccentricus, Perissodus microlepis, Plecodus elaviae, Plecodus multidentatus, Plecodus paradoxus and Plecodus straeleni (family Cichlidae)