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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.

Hábitat: Marine

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Peces

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 5-14 cm
Peso: 0.005-0.02 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-4 años
Velocidad de nado: 1.5 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 40 m
Tipo de agua: Agua salada

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

fish parasites
dead skin
fish mucus

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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

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.