The wrasse Halichoeres cyanocephalus (labridae) as a specialized cleaner fish

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 605-610

  Sazima, Ivan ^a   Moura, Rodrigo L ^b   Gasparini, João Luiz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Associacao Vila Velhense Protecao A   (Brazil)

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