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Quick facts about this essential fish that eats parasites! The bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Bluestreak cleaner wrasse facts!!
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References and Helpful Links
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0021201
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-002-0141-z
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982211005483
frontiersin.org/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2018.06.00043/event_abstract
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-022-04122-y
frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.812989/full
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0262351
iucnredlist.org/species/187396/8523800#habitat-ecology
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-tiny-fish-check-themselves-out-in-a-mirror-before-deciding-whether-to-fight-180985061
https://www.fishbase.se/summary/5459
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1088769
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1439-0310.2002.00777.x
researchgate.net/publication/229456193_The_cleaner_wrasse_Labroides_dimidiatus_is_a_key_organism_for_reef_fish_diversity_at_Ras_Mohammed_National_Park_Egypt
researchgate.net/publication/11100795_Cleaner_fish_Labroides_dimidiatus_recognise_familiar_clients
Wabnitz, Colette. From Ocean to Aquarium: The Global Trade in Marine Ornamental Species. United Kingdom, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2003.
King, Dennis. The Reef Guide: Fishes, Corals, Nudibranchs & Other Vertebrates East & South Coasts of Southern Africa. South Africa, Penguin Random House South Africa, 2014.
Tetrault, Kim W., and Kraynak, Joe. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Oceans. United Kingdom, DK Publishing, 2003.
Marine Parasitology. United Kingdom, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2005.
Heemstra, Phillip C., and Heemstra, Elaine. Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. South Africa, NISC, 2004.
Gottlieb, Iris. Natural Attraction: A Field Guide to Friends, Frenemies, and Other Symbiotic Animal Relationships. United States, Sasquatch Books, 2017.
Skomal, Gregory. Saltwater Aquariums For Dummies. Germany, Wiley, 2011.
The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide. United States, University of California Press, 2004.
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のんびりじっくりダイビング ～海水魚・生態～ youtube.com/watch?v=o5_bqvXxzIY
youtube.com/watch?v=0UoZbOYnfkM
My Underwater Space youtube.com/watch?v=1VqoiIJSJ8g
Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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*All other footage was filmed by Deep Marine Scenes
Quick facts about this essential fish that eats parasites! The bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Bluestreak cleaner wrasse facts!!
#wrasse #fish #pacific #ocean #cleaner #marineanimals #weird #reef #amazing #science #learn #educational #animals #nature #documentary #doctor #parasites
Support the channel on Kofi 😊 ko-fi.com/deepmarinescenes
Facebook: facebook.com/deepmarinescenesofficial
Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/6vnQgRYeXgkxk153aM68tR
-----------------
References and Helpful Links
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0021201
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-002-0141-z
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982211005483
frontiersin.org/10.3389/conf.FMARS.2018.06.00043/event_abstract
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-022-04122-y
frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.812989/full
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0262351
iucnredlist.org/species/187396/8523800#habitat-ecology
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-tiny-fish-check-themselves-out-in-a-mirror-before-deciding-whether-to-fight-180985061
https://www.fishbase.se/summary/5459
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1088769
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1439-0310.2002.00777.x
researchgate.net/publication/229456193_The_cleaner_wrasse_Labroides_dimidiatus_is_a_key_organism_for_reef_fish_diversity_at_Ras_Mohammed_National_Park_Egypt
researchgate.net/publication/11100795_Cleaner_fish_Labroides_dimidiatus_recognise_familiar_clients
Wabnitz, Colette. From Ocean to Aquarium: The Global Trade in Marine Ornamental Species. United Kingdom, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2003.
King, Dennis. The Reef Guide: Fishes, Corals, Nudibranchs & Other Vertebrates East & South Coasts of Southern Africa. South Africa, Penguin Random House South Africa, 2014.
Tetrault, Kim W., and Kraynak, Joe. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Oceans. United Kingdom, DK Publishing, 2003.
Marine Parasitology. United Kingdom, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2005.
Heemstra, Phillip C., and Heemstra, Elaine. Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. South Africa, NISC, 2004.
Gottlieb, Iris. Natural Attraction: A Field Guide to Friends, Frenemies, and Other Symbiotic Animal Relationships. United States, Sasquatch Books, 2017.
Skomal, Gregory. Saltwater Aquariums For Dummies. Germany, Wiley, 2011.
The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide. United States, University of California Press, 2004.
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Music: Antarctica by Audionautix
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Images/Videos Licensed Under Creative Commons
By Rickard Zerpe - flickr.com/photos/krokodiver/49001479311/, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106561997
By 呂一起(Lu i-chi) - inaturalist.org/photos/538409899, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=171207364
By Darren Obbard - inaturalist.org/photos/473347984, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=171220627
By Izuzuki - izuzuki.com/, CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32260565
By Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=133458258
のんびりじっくりダイビング ～海水魚・生態～ youtube.com/watch?v=o5_bqvXxzIY
youtube.com/watch?v=0UoZbOYnfkM
My Underwater Space youtube.com/watch?v=1VqoiIJSJ8g
Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Labroides_dimidiatus_cleaning_Acanthurus_mata_-_Gijon_Aquarium_-_2015-07-02.webm
*All other footage was filmed by Deep Marine Scenes
