Malapterus reticulatus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Malapterus
- Species
- Malapterus reticulatus
- Scientific Name
- Malapterus reticulatus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Malapterus reticulatus
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. It is found in shallow, coastal waters over rocky reefs.
...Malapterus reticulatus in languages:
- English
- Juan Fernánde Wrasse
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