Malapterus reticulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: |
Malapterus Valenciennes, 1839 |
Species: | M. reticulatus
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Binomial name | |
Malapterus reticulatus
Valenciennes, 1839
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
Genus:
Species:
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Malapterus reticulatus is a species of wrasse endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is a cleaner of species in the genus Scorpis, eating the isopod ectoparasites in their mouths. This species is the only known member of its genus. [4] It is found in shallow, coastal waters over rocky reefs. [1]
Malapterus reticulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: |
Malapterus Valenciennes, 1839 |
Species: | M. reticulatus
|
Binomial name | |
Malapterus reticulatus
Valenciennes, 1839
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
Genus:
Species:
|
Malapterus reticulatus is a species of wrasse endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is a cleaner of species in the genus Scorpis, eating the isopod ectoparasites in their mouths. This species is the only known member of its genus. [4] It is found in shallow, coastal waters over rocky reefs. [1]