Table 1 Cleaning interactions observed between juveniles of P. paru (cleaners; approximately 4 cm in length) and four species of cryptobenthic reef fish (clients). Also shown are the length of clients, their life stages and characteristics of reef station (local, kind of habitat, main substrata of cleaning stations and average depth) and duration of each interaction
Client species | Client total length (cm) | Client life stage | Reef station | Reef habitat | Substrate type | Depth (m) | Duration (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. glaucofraenun | 6 | adult | Villas do Atlântico | rocky pools | interface of reef and sand bottom | 0.5 – 1.0 | 1 |
S. plumieri | 25 | adult | Pedra Cardinal reef | coral reef | corals | 8.0 | 2 |
L. cricota | 5 | juvenile | Farol da Barra | rocky shore | rocky surface | 1.5 | 1 |
S. cristata | 6 | adult | Farol da Barra | rocky shore | rocky surface | 1.5 | 1.2 |