Cleaning by the occasional cleaner Diplodus argenteus (Perciformes: Sparidae) in south Brazil: why so few client species?

Here I record the cleaning activity of the occasional cleaner Diplodus argenteus at rocky reefs off southern Brazil. Diplodus argenteus juveniles are referred to as occasional cleaners, but there is no further description of their cleaning activity in the literature. Only two fish species were here...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007-08, Vol.87 (4), p.1013-1016
Main Author: Krajewski, João Paulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Cleaning
Diplodus argenteus
Marine
Perciformes
Sparidae
Water temperature
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Summary:Here I record the cleaning activity of the occasional cleaner Diplodus argenteus at rocky reefs off southern Brazil. Diplodus argenteus juveniles are referred to as occasional cleaners, but there is no further description of their cleaning activity in the literature. Only two fish species were here recorded as clients, which I hypothesize to be related to a lack of visual attractiveness of D. argenteus cleaning services.
ISSN:0025-3154
1469-7769
DOI:10.1017/S0025315407055981