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The Spanish hogfish Bodianus rufus (Labridae) acting as cleaner of nocturnal fish in the north-east of Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2010

E.O.C. Coni ,
J.A.C.C. Nunes ,
C.M. Ferreira ,
R. Maia-Nogueira ,
D.V. Medeiros  and
C.L.S. Sampaio
E.O.C. Coni*
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Instituto de Gestão, Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (IGEMA)
J.A.C.C. Nunes
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Biomonitoramento da Universidade Federal da Bahia
C.M. Ferreira
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Instituto de Gestão, Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (IGEMA)
R. Maia-Nogueira
Affiliation:
Centro de Pesquisa e Conservação dos Ecossistemas Aquáticos (Biota Aquática) Centro de Ecologia e Conservação Animal (ECOA/ICB/UCSal)
D.V. Medeiros
Affiliation:
Centro de Pesquisa e Conservação dos Ecossistemas Aquáticos (Biota Aquática) Centro de Ecologia e Conservação Animal (ECOA/ICB/UCSal)
C.L.S. Sampaio
Affiliation:
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E.O.C. Coni, Programa de Pós-Graduação Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba Instituto de Gestão, Estudos e Monitoramento Ambiental (IGEMA) email: erickacconi@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

This work reports Bodianus rufus (Labridae) cleaning three clients with nocturnal habits, Rypticus saponaceus (Serranidae), Myripristis jacobus (Holocentridae) and Odontoscion dentex (Sciaenidae) during the day. Our data reinforces the hypothesis that the proximity of temporary cleaning stations to nocturnal fish shelters reduces the exposure of clients to potential predators.

Keywords

Spanish hogfishBodianus rufuscleaner of nocturnal fishnorth-east of Brazil
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e23
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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