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The parasite that eats a fish’s tongue - then replaces it

A tongue-eating parasite may be one of the most disturbing survival strategies in the ocean. After entering a fish’s mouth, ...
KUOW

First person: Behind a scientist's discovery of a tongue-replacing parasite

The fish needs to look after the parasite because if the parasite disappear, then the fish don’t have a tongue anymore and then the fish is in trouble. CHAKRABARTI: So Professor Smit remembers that ...
Newsweek

Infestation of Tongue-Eating Parasites Discovered in Fish Shipment

Parasites that eat fish tongues and take their place in the mouth have been found in a batch of seabream arriving at a port in the U.K. The parasites, Cymothoa exigua, were first spotted in the ...
The State

‘Tongue-eaters’ found inside mouths of fish in Mexico turn out to be new species

Anglers and scientists found “tongue-eaters” parasites in the mouths of fish off Mexico and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shared by Mayra Ixchel Grano‑Maldonado Off the western coast ...
WWNO

First person: Behind a scientist's discovery of a tongue-replacing parasite

CHAKRABARTI: I have to say my first response when seeing a photograph of this parasite was, Wow. Because it looks just like the fish’s tongue, but with some eyes staring out of his mouth. Now, Nico ...
WBUR

First person: Behind a scientist's discovery of a tongue-replacing parasite

The fish needs to look after the parasite because if the parasite disappear, then the fish don't have a tongue anymore and then the fish is in trouble. CHAKRABARTI: So Professor Smit remembers that ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

First person: Behind a scientist's discovery of a tongue-replacing parasite

Professor Nico Smit specializes in aquatic parasitology at Northwestern University in South Africa. Many years ago, while working on his Ph.D.,... First person: Behind a scientist's discovery of a ...
LAist

First person: Behind a scientist's discovery of a tongue-replacing parasite

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 6:48 Professor Nico Smit ...