Sisorids - All Carnivores???

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Sisorids - All Carnivores???

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Is it safe to assume that all Sisorids are carnivores???
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Most glyptosternines feed on aufwuchs. They may be algal grazers rather than feeding on auwuchs, but whatever the case, their dentition suggests a scraping mode of feeding.
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Post by beta »

Any idea about Exostoma in particular?
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