On occasion they are known to feed on their landlord’s reproductive and respiratory organs. This does not harm the host, however, since the sea cucumber is able to regenerate lost tissue.
Dažkārt šīs zivis barojas ar sava saimnieka reproduktīvajiem un elpošanas orgāniem, taču jūrasgurķim no tā liels ļaunums neceļas, jo tas spēj reģenerēt zaudētos audus.