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Classification
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| Latin name : |
Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) |
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| Classification : |
Labridae [ Cuvier, 1816 ] ( Wrasses ) |
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Name : |
Labre nettoyeur
Nettoyeur commun
Girelle nettoyeuse
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Name : |
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Common cleanerfish
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Identification
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| Main identification characters |
Mostly common cleanerfish. Its long logitudinal line helps other fish to identify this cleanerfish.
Max size : 11.5 cm. |
| Possible confusions |
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Biology
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| Feed |
| Feeds on crustacean ectoparasites and mucus of other fishes. Stays in stations where other fish come to be cleaned. Cleaning intensity is not related to client size or commoness. |
| Cycle of life / Reproduction |
| Cleaning stations are occupied by a pair of adults, a group of juveniles or a group of females accompanied by a dominant male where a female becomes a functional male if the dominant male disappears. |
| Interaction with other species |
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Distribution
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| Habitat |
Coral |
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| Inhabits coral rich areas of inner lagoons and subtidal reef flats to seaward reefs. |
| Geographical distribution |
| Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands; throughout Micronesia. |
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Links
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| Websites : |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Labroides [...]
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Bibliography
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Découvrir la mer Rouge et l'océan Indien
Steven Weinberg
Editions Nathan 1996, 1997
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Guide du récif corallien de Mer Rouge
Helmut Debelius
PLB Editions, 1998
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Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 13/06/2003
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