False Cleanerfish [Aspidontus taeniatus]
Description
The False Cleanerfish, also known as the Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Mimic, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in). It is a mimic of the bluestreak cleaner wrasse. This allows the false cleanerfish to get close to other fish, and then bite them, removing a chunk of skin or scales.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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| Order |
Dragonfishes
Stomiiformes
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| Family |
Waryfishes
Astronesthidae
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| Genus |
Heterophotus
Heterophotus
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