Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
An amazing mimic of the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus, not only in colour but behaviour. There is a dual basis to the mimicry: the blenny avoids predation in its guise of the wrasse (which is protected because it removes ectoparasites from other fishes) and it gets closer to its prey. It feeds in part by tearing pieces from the fins of other fishes<307>.
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em>
- contributor
- Esther Fondo [email]
