Malapterus reticulatus
Species of fish
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudolabrinae |
| Genus: | Malapterus Valenciennes, 1839 |
| Species: | M. reticulatus |
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| Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1839 | |
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