Obligate feeding of cichlid eggs by Caecomastacembelus zebratus in Lake Tanganyika

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 450-459

  Ochi, H ^a   Sato, Y ^a   Yanagisawa, Y ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caecomastacembelus zebratus; Cichlids; Egg eating; Lake Tanganyika; Lunar cycle; Mastacembelidae

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR;

CAECOMASTACEMBELUS ZEBRATUS; MASTACEMBELIDAE;

EID: 0033083562     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0880     Document Type: Article

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