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Cleaner Fish

Labroides dimidiatus

Cleaner fish are helpful underwater friends that clean other fish by eating parasites and dead skin. They have special jobs in keeping fish healthy and happy in the ocean.

Lebensraum: Marine

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The Cleaner Fish has a slender, torpedo-shaped body with a vibrant blue-purple front and a distinct black stripe running from its snout to its tail. Its tail fin is typically clear or yellowish, making it easily recognizable on the reef.

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Cleaner Fish
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Cleaner Fish

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A single cleaner fish can inspect and clean over 2,000 "client" fish daily!

Other fish recognize their unique 'dance' and line up patiently for a good clean.

They clean inside the mouths of sharks and giant groupers without being eaten!

They even eat tiny parasites, dead skin, and mucus right off other fish!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Parasite Picker

Cleaner Fish can remove harmful parasites from other fish because they have specialized mouths and a unique feeding strategy.

Fähigkeit

Trust Builder

Cleaner Fish has a distinctive 'dance' that helps them signal their cleaning intentions to much larger, predatory fish clients.

Fähigkeit

Immunity Shield

Cleaner Fish can eat parasites and dead skin from other fish without getting sick because they are adapted to consume these items safely.

Maße und Details

Länge
5-14 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.02 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-4 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
1.5 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
40 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

They eat tiny parasites, dead skin, and mucus from other fish, providing a helpful cleaning service.

Hauptnahrung

  • fish parasites
  • dead skin
  • fish mucus

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

Convict Tang

Acanthurus triostegus

receives parasite removal

symbiotic with

Brown-marbled Grouper

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

receives parasite removal

symbiotic with

Emperor Angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

receives parasite removal

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Labroides

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch cleaner fish from a safe distance and never disturb them while they work.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Cleaner Fish?

5-14 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Cleaner Fish?

0.005-0.02 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cleaner Fish?

2-4 Jahre

Was frisst Cleaner Fish?

They eat tiny parasites, dead skin, and mucus from other fish, providing a helpful cleaning service.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Cleaner Fish?

1.5 km/h

Wo findet man Cleaner Fish normalerweise?

Marine

Wie jagt Cleaner Fish?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Cleaner Fish?

40 m

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