sixpenceee: Cymothoa exigua is a tongue eating parasite. It enters the fish through the gills and attaches itself to the fishes tongue. It destroys the tongue by drawing blood from it and then attaches its own body to the stub of the tongue. 

sixpenceee: Cymothoa exigua is a tongue eating parasite. It enters the fish through the gills and attaches itself to the fishes tongue. It destroys the tongue by drawing blood from it and then attaches its own body to the stub of the tongue. 

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