| Main Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1986 |
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| Remarks | Occurs in fringing reefs, among coral heads and in areas with dense coral growth. Adults feed on coral polyps while juveniles act as cleaners of other fishes. |
| Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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| Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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| Substrate Ref. | |
| Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
| Special habitats Ref. |
| Ref. | Tea, Y.-K., L. Baraf, Y. Menkara, W.B. Ludt, G.R. Allen, J.-P.A. Hobbs and P.F. Cowman, 2026 |
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| Associations | mutualism; |
| Associated with | IP of Labroides quadrilineatus with clients Parupeneus macronemus (off Eilat, Israel) and juvenile from off Dahab, Egypt with client Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Ref. 138889). |
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| Parasitism |
| Feeding type | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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| Feeding type Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1986 |
| Feeding habit | variable |
| Feeding habit Ref. | Randall, J.E., 1986 |
| Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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| Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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| From individual food items | 3.34 | 0.61 | Tentative trophic level derived from 1 + troph of a single food item | ||
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