Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

False cleanerfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Blenniidae
Synonyms	Aspidontus taeniatus taeniatus, ... more
Common names	Mimic blenny, Striped blenny, Cleaner mimic, ... more

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Main reference

Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 11.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 25 m (Ref. 30874)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 32°N - 32°S

Pacific Ocean: Cocos-Keeling Islands (Ref. 9399) and Christmas Island (Ref. 30874) in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales; throughout Micronesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 28; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 25 - 28. Bears an amazing resemblance to the cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus. Distinguished from L. dimidiatus by the position of its mouth, which is terminal in the wrasse but under the snout in the blenny.

Inhabit lagoons, subtidal reef flats and outer reef slopes (where it occurs to depths of over 20 m). Often in lives in pairs in empty worm tubes or narrow holes. Mimic the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus and nip fins, skin and scales of other fishes (Ref. 9710). It even copies the motion of the cleaner wrasse that may induce other fish to come close, but it targets their scales or mucus for a feed, biting and quickly retreating to the corals before the victim realizes that it was tricked; experienced fish recognize imposters and often give it a chase (Ref. 48636). Also feed on tubeworms and demersal fish eggs. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Capuli, Estelita Emily

Modified by Froese, Rainer

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