Family: |
Lysmatidae () |
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Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 6 - 91 m |
Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific and Western Atlantic. |
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Biology: |
Found in rock crevices. Often encountered in pairs of simultaneous hermaphrodites in the sea anemone Telmatactis cricoides. It leaves the anemone at a distance of about 20 cm when it cleans fish (Ref. 102839). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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