New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts
CLEANING SYMBIOSIS AMONG NEW ZEALAND FISHES
A. M. Ayling
R. V. Grace
Zoology Department, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract
These first observations of cleaning symbiosis amongst New Zealand fishes were made between June 1967 and March 1970. Five species of labrid fishes;
Halichoeres sp.,
Coris picta (Bloch and Schneider, 1801),
Coris sandageri (Hector, 1884),
Pseudolabrus luculentus (Richardson, 1848) and
Pseudolabrus miles (=
coccineus) (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) are now known to be facultative cleaners. One is an undescribed species and two others are new records for New Zealand.
Halichoeres sp. is a more active cleaner than the other four and is almost an obligate cleaner. Observed behaviour indicates that these species are typical temperate zone cleaners.
N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5 (2): 205-18
(Received for publication 26 August 1970)
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