Sabre-toothed blenny

The sabre-toothed blenny, Aspidontus taeniatus, is a species of blenny that imitates the "dance" of a similarly colored species of cleaner wrasse. It tricks fish into offering their underparts over to be cleaned. Instead of eating parasites off the scales of the fish, the sabre-toothed blenny bites the victim and rushes away.

Related Topics:
Blenny - Species - Fish - Parasite

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It is indigenous to coral reef habitats in the Indian Ocean.

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