Cleaning by the occasional cleaner Diplodus argenteus (Perciformes: Sparidae) in south Brazil: why so few client species?
Krajewski, J.P. (2007). Cleaning by the occasional cleaner Diplodus argenteus (Perciformes: Sparidae) in south Brazil: why so few client species? J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 87(4): 1013-1016. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315407055981
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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| Abstract |
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. |
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