Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis
Abstract Visual lateralization, which is commonly observed in many animals, is believed to influence behavioral choices or lateral biases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. In the present study, we examined eye dominance in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis, and t...
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| description | Abstract Visual lateralization, which is commonly observed in many animals, is believed to influence behavioral choices or lateral biases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. In the present study, we examined eye dominance in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis, and the role of the dominant eye in lateralized predation. P. microlepis responded to visual stimuli at a significantly higher rate when applied to the eye on the mouth-opening side than to the other eye, revealing visual lateralization. Impaired dominant eye vision with artificial cataracts reduced attacks from the dominant side, halved body flexion angle velocity, and significantly lowered predation success, demonstrating the role of the dominant eye in attack direction and performance. These findings reveal that P. microlepis has clear visual lateralization, which can be used effectively for side attacks during scale eating, probably with relatively high visual acuity or an efficient visual system, providing significant foraging advantages. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce6faf77d1d340b28a7cf19d7ff069112025-08-20T03:42:36ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111410.1038/s41598-025-10359-6Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepisYuichi Takeuchi0Yuna Higuchi1Takaki Watanabe2Yoichi Oda3Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido UniversityDepartment of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of ToyamaAdvanced Comprehensive Research Organization (ACRO), Teikyo UniversityDivision of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya UniversityAbstract Visual lateralization, which is commonly observed in many animals, is believed to influence behavioral choices or lateral biases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. In the present study, we examined eye dominance in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis, and the role of the dominant eye in lateralized predation. P. microlepis responded to visual stimuli at a significantly higher rate when applied to the eye on the mouth-opening side than to the other eye, revealing visual lateralization. Impaired dominant eye vision with artificial cataracts reduced attacks from the dominant side, halved body flexion angle velocity, and significantly lowered predation success, demonstrating the role of the dominant eye in attack direction and performance. These findings reveal that P. microlepis has clear visual lateralization, which can be used effectively for side attacks during scale eating, probably with relatively high visual acuity or an efficient visual system, providing significant foraging advantages.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10359-6 |
| spellingShingle | Yuichi Takeuchi Yuna Higuchi Takaki Watanabe Yoichi Oda Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis Scientific Reports |
| title | Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis |
| title_full | Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis |
| title_fullStr | Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis |
| title_short | Dominant eye-dependent lateralized behavior in the scale-eating cichlid fish, Perissodus microlepis |
| title_sort | dominant eye dependent lateralized behavior in the scale eating cichlid fish perissodus microlepis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10359-6 |
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