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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.

Hábitat: Coral reefs

Aspecto

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

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Peces

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Common

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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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 10-14 cm
Peso: 0.005-0.015 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-4 años
Velocidad de nado: 8 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 40 m
Tipo de agua: Agua salada

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

ectoparasites
dead skin
mucus

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.