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Female Cichlids Eat Their Offspring To Alleviate the Stress of Protecting Them, a Study

Some female cichlid fish perform an extraordinary act of motherhood by carrying their eggs and young for around two weeks in their mouths. The juvenile fish and fish-in-waiting are so shielded from predators from the outside world.

United statesCity ofUnited kingdomKaren maruskaJake saweckiJames ashworthPeter dijkstraCentral michigan universityMichigan state universityLouisiana state universityNatural history museumLondon natural history museumFish imageVia unsplashNatural historyNew scientist

Scientists stunned to see African fish eating their own offspring to survive

Scientists discovered that the Central African fish found in Lake Tanganyika ends up eating some of its offspring to protect itself

Central african republicUnited statesCity ofUnited kingdomCentral africanKaren maruskaJake saweckiBaltic seaJames ashworthPeter dijkstraCentral michigan universityMichigan state universityLouisiana state universityLondon natural history museumLake tanganyikaBiology letters

Some female cichlids counter the stress of protecting their offspring by munching on them, study suggests

United statesCity ofUnited kingdomKaren maruskaJake saweckiJames ashworthPeter dijkstraNational geographicCentral michigan universityNational geographic tom metcalfeMichigan state universityLouisiana state universityNatural history museumLondon natural history museumBiology lettersNatural history

Why these fish mothers cannibalise their babies

Some African cichlid fish raise their young in their mouths and snack on them. Now, scientists may have figured out the reason.

Jake saweckiPeter dijkstraCentral michigan universityMichigan state universityMichigan state

Astatotilapia burtoni fish that keep their young in their mouths sometimes eat them

Some female cichlid fish keep their offspring in their mouth for protection, but they commonly eat up to half of their brood

Adrian indermaurJake sawecki at michigan state universityPeter dijkstra at central michigan universityChrista lestPeter dijkstraCentral michiganJake saweckiMichigan state universityBiology letters

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