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The false cleanerfish relies on aggressive mimicry to bite fish fins when benthic foods are scarce in their local habitat

The false cleanerfish, Aspidontus taeniatus (Blenniidae), is known for its morphological resemblance to the bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus (Labridae). It has been suggested that A. taeniatus, which acts as a mimic, can easily bite the fins of other fishes that are deceived into reque...

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Autores principales: Fujisawa, Misaki, Sakai, Yoichi, Kuwamura, Tetsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7250849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32457505
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65304-6