Eastern Atlantic cleaner clingfish

Diplecogaster tonstricula

Cleans ectoparasites from larger fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Diplecogaster tonstricula, commonly known as the Eastern Atlantic cleaner clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae, which is found in the tropical eastern North Atlantic Ocean. It has been observed cleaning larger species of fish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Clingfishes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Diplecogaster
Maximum length: 2.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Senegal and the Canary Is.; probably more widespread.

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