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bluestreak cleaner wrasse

Labroides dimidiatus

The bluestreak cleaner wrasse is a colorful fish that helps keep other fish clean by eating their parasites. They are friendly and often found in coral reefs, making them important helpers in the ocean.

Lebensraum: Coral reefs

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The bluestreak cleaner wrasse has a slender body with a brilliant electric blue stripe running from its snout to its tail. Below this striking line, its body is dark black, fading to a white or yellowish belly, making it easily recognizable on coral reefs.

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bluestreak cleaner wrasse

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Even big, scary predators wait patiently for the wrasse to clean them!

Some sneaky fish pretend to be them, then take a bite out of unsuspecting clients!

These tiny fish bravely clean inside the mouths and gills of giant clients!

They run 'cleaning stations' where other reef fish line up for service!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Parasite Picker

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse can safely remove tiny parasites and dead skin from larger fish because it has specialized mouthparts and a trusting relationship with clients.

Fähigkeit

Reef Doctor

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse performs a special 'waving dance' that helps them signal to other fish that their cleaning station is open for business!

Fähigkeit

Gender Bender

Bluestreak cleaner wrasse can change its sex from female to male, which helps maintain social structure when the dominant male is gone.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-14 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-4 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
40 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These helpful fish eat tiny parasites and dead skin that they carefully pick off other reef fish.

Hauptnahrung

  • ectoparasites
  • dead skin
  • mucus

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

Convict tang

Acanthurus triostegus

Removes parasites from its skin.

symbiotic with

Grey reef shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Brave wrasse cleans this large predator.

parasitizes

False cleanerfish

Aspidontus taeniatus

Mimics the wrasse to bite unsuspecting fish.

symbiotic with

Lionfish

Pterois volitans

Even venomous fish get cleaned.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch fish from a distance and don't try to touch them in the water.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von bluestreak cleaner wrasse?

10-14 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von bluestreak cleaner wrasse?

0.005-0.015 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von bluestreak cleaner wrasse?

2-4 Jahre

Was frisst bluestreak cleaner wrasse?

These helpful fish eat tiny parasites and dead skin that they carefully pick off other reef fish.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von bluestreak cleaner wrasse?

8 km/h

Wo findet man bluestreak cleaner wrasse normalerweise?

Coral reefs

Wie jagt bluestreak cleaner wrasse?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von bluestreak cleaner wrasse?

40 m

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