Photo Image False cleanerfish Aspidontus taeniatus

FALSE CLEANERFISH

Aspidontus taeniatus

White to light blue base color with a black line along the body, which gets wider from the head to the tail. Has a yellow line on the upper body. Solitary, and mimics both juvenile and adult cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus), allowing them to safely approach fish and feed on skin and scales.
Frequency of sightings:
OCCASIONALLY
Best time of year:
All year round
Remarks:
Depth to 25m, size up to 11.5cm.
Divesites seen at:
Angels Window, Aw Shucks, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Parigi, Tanjung Kubur

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Sand Dweller
Hole
Blenny
-	Black coralblenny
-	Blue-dashed rockskipper
-	Bluestriped fang blenny
-	Clown coralblenny
-	False cleanerfish
-	Highfin fangblenny
-	Obscure blenny
-	Shorthead fangblenny
-	Snake blenny
-	Spotty blenny
-	Starry blenny
-	Triplespot blenny
-	Twinspot coral blenny
-	Yellowtail fang blenny