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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Imagine a small, otherworldly looking crustacean that ...

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 ...

Officials at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have discovered a strange parasite that eats a fish’s tongue and takes its place. In a first-of-its-kind discovery, the officials found that the ...

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 ...

In any relationship, there's usually one partner that does the heavy lifting. In the case of one alien-looking parasitic isopod, that's the female, who has the tough job of gobbling up a fish's tongue ...

GALVESTON, Texas — We know it is the Halloween season but talk about creepy. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shared a spooky photo with a look inside the mouth of a fish caught at Galveston Island ...