False cleanerfish
Aspidontus taeniatus
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The false cleanerfish is an Indo-Pacific blenny that copies the colours and dance of the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus. This lets it approach other fish and, instead of cleaning them, bite off pieces of fin, skin and scales. It reaches about 12 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Aspidontus taeniatus
- Family
- Blenniidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Synonyms
- Aspidontus filamentosus, Aspidontus taeniatus taeniatus, Aspidontus taeniatus tractus, Aspidontus tractus, Aspinodontus taeniatus, Blennechis filamentosus, Petrocirtes taeniatus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 11.5 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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