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CLEANING BEHAVIOUR BETWEEN THE CICHLID FISH TILAPIA RENDALLI FENDALLI BOULENGER 1896 AND THE CYPRINID, LABEO CYLINDRICUS PETERS, 1852

Published in: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa
Volume 11 , issue 1, pages: 20–21

DOI: 10.1080/03779688.1985.9633105

Author(s): J.L. Minshull, Zimbabwe,

Keywords: Interspecific cleaning behaviour, aquarium, Lake Kariba,

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Abstract

A case of interspecific cleaning behaviour is described between a cichlid host Tilapia rendalli rendalli and a Juvenile cyprinid Labeo cylindricus, in captivity. The host fish initiated the cleaning behaviour with a ‘head down’ display.

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CLEANING BEHAVIOUR BETWEEN THE CICHLID FISH TILAPIA RENDALLI FENDALLI BOULENGER 1896 AND THE CYPRINID, LABEO CYLINDRICUS PETERS, 1852

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