| Main Ref. | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 | ||||
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| Remarks | Found in most coral reef habitats except in the surge zone (Ref. 9710). Obligate cleaner (Ref. 9710), picks parasitic crustaceans from other fishes. The surface mucus of host fishes appears to represent a stable food resource for cleaner fishes like Labroides phthirophagus. It is likely that host surface mucus provides cleaners with a reliable energy source in the form of carbohydrates while ectoparasites represent a less stable protein source (Ref. 35736). |
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| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
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| Feeding type | mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Feeding type ref | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit | picking parasites off a host (cleaner) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feeding habit ref | Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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