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Usually associated with sharks but also attaches itself to other large fishes, sea turtles and even ships (Ref. 2850); found in gill chambers, fins and body surface (Ref. 5951). Sometimes free-swimming (Ref. 2850). Younger individuals are more active as parasite pickers (Ref. 26938). Feeds on parasitic copepods (Ref. 35388).
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Mugilogobius parvus (Oshima, 1919)
Least mullet goby |
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Rexichthys johnpaxtoni Parin & Astakhov, 1987
Paxton's escolar |
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Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall, 1973
Slimehead grenadier |
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Epinephelus polylepis Randall & Heemstra, 1991
Smallscaled grouper |
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Salilota australis (Günther, 1878)
Tadpole codling |