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  1. lepidophagynoun

    The feeding on scales.

  2. Etymology: From lepido- (scaly) and the suffix -phagy (to feed on)

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  1. Lepidophagy

    Lepidophagy is a specialised feeding behaviour in fish that involves eating the scales of other fish. Lepidophagy is widespread, having evolved independently in at least five freshwater families and seven marine families. A related feeding behavior among fish is pterygophagy: feeding on the fins of other fish.

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  1. Lepidophagy

    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, Terapon jarbua, several marine catfish, some piranha, Exodon paradoxus and Roeboides species, along with Perissodus eccentricus, Perissodus microlepis, Plecodus elaviae, Plecodus multidentatus, Plecodus paradoxus and Plecodus straeleni. Fish scales are a surprisingly nutritional food source, containing layers of keratin and enamel, as well as a dermal portion and a layer of protein-rich mucus. They are a rich source of calcium phosphate. However, the energy expended to make a strike versus the amount of scales consumed per strike puts a limit on the size of the lepidophage; such fish seldom exceed 20 centimetres and most are under 12 cm. There are a number of advantages to consuming scales: scales are common, covering the body of most fish species, can be regrown relatively quickly by "prey" fish, are abundant and seasonally reliable, and their removal requires specific behaviors or morphological structures.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lepidophagy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lepidophagy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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