paedophagy
Sign in to savethumb|The orange chromide, (Pseudetroplus maculatus) will feed on eggs Paedophagy (literally meaning the "consumption of children") in its general form is the feeding behaviour of fish or other animals whose diet is partially, or primarily the eggs or larvae of other animals. However, P. H. Greenwood, who was the first to describe paedophagia, defines it to be a feeding behaviour evolved among cichlid fishes.
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- Location
- Mouth brooding
- Behaviour
- Stealing from guarding phase
- Morphology
- Trade-offs
- See also
- References
thumb|The orange chromide, (Pseudetroplus maculatus) will feed on eggs Paedophagy (literally meaning the "consumption of children") in its general form is the feeding behaviour of fish or other animals whose diet is partially, or primarily the eggs or larvae of other animals. However, P. H. Greenwood, who was the first to describe paedophagia, defines it to be a feeding behaviour evolved among cichlid fishes.
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