When Fish Have Nightmares Instead of Tongues | 水產百科網
2019年5月16日—WhenFishHaveNightmaresInsteadofTongues:CymothoaExigua·ThisTongue-EatingParasiteReplacesFishTongues(Anditgetsweirder).
This Tongue-Eating Parasite Replaces Fish Tongues (And it gets weirder)Sorry, but it’s true. Sometimes nature is absolutely metal – which can be awesome. But, other times, it’s just straight-up terrifying. With the tongue-eating louse (Cymothoa exigua), the first impression is definitely the latter.
Still, if you stick with us through this you’ll get to see that this nightmare-sounding parasite is actually pretty interesting. Although, still absolutely creepy.
Let’s be real though. this one is kind of cute. They’re the Only Known Parasite to Functionally Replace an OrganParasites making drastic changes to animal bodies and behaviour is not unheard of. But these parasites are unique. Not only do they replace the tongue with their own body, but their body becomes a functioning tongue for the fish. Generally, the fis...
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【南非鯛Argyrozona argyrozona】鯛 (Sparidae)
水產分類:台灣常見的大陸水產品圖說中文名稱:南非鯛學名:Argyrozonaargyrozona科別名稱:鯛(Sparidae)命名學者:Valenciennes