Aspidontus tractus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean.[2] It reaches the length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It mimics Labroides dimidiatus, the cleaner wrasse, and feeds on the fins of fish that mistake it for the cleaner wrasse. Eggs are laid in clusters below the surface.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Aspidontus |
| Species: | A. tractus
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| Aspidontus tractus Fowler, 1903
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References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Aspidontus tractus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342166A48396835. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342166A48396835.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspidontus tractus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
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