False Cleanerfish
Aspidontus taeniatus
The False Cleanerfish (Aspidontus taeniatus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Blenniidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 25 m deep. It grows to 11.5 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 11.5 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 1–25 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
1 m25 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyBlenniidae
- GenusAspidontus
- SpeciesAspidontus taeniatus
Quick answers
- False Cleanerfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 11.5 cm (total length).
- False Cleanerfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Bicolor blennyEcsenius bicolor
Striped fang blennyMeiacanthus grammistes
Canary blennyMeiacanthus oualanensis
Midas blennyEcsenius midas
Lawnmower blennySalarias fasciatus
Starry blennySalarias ramosus
Tailspot blennyEcsenius stigmatura
Yellowtail FangblennyMeiacanthus atrodorsalis
Horned BlennyParablennius intermedius
Shorthead Sabretooth BlennyPetroscirtes breviceps
Bluestriped FangblennyPlagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Redspotted RockskipperBlenniella chrysospilos
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.