Cichlid fish Perissodus microlepis, hunting behaviour (IMAGE)

University of Konstanz

Cichlid fish Perissodus microlepis, hunting behaviour

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The favoured direction of the cichlid's attack corresponds to its laterally asymmetric head shape: It prefers to attack the prey fish either from the right or from the left side, depending on the direction in which its head is bent.

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Weiwei Li

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