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      Turtle cleaners: reef fishes foraging on epibionts of sea turtles in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic, with a summary of this association type

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          Abstract

          In the present study we record several instances of reef fish species foraging on epibionts of sea turtles (cleaning symbiosis) at the oceanic islands of Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and near a shipwreck, both off the coast of Pernambuco State, northeast Brazil. Nine reef fish species and three turtle species involved in cleaning are herein recorded. Besides our records, a summary of the literature on this association type is presented. Postures adopted by turtles during the interaction are related to the habits of associated fishes. Feeding associations between fishes and turtles seem a localized, albeit common, phenomenon.

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          No presente estudo registramos diversos episódios de peixes recifais alimentando-se de epibiontes sobre o corpo de tartarugas marinhas (simbiose de limpeza) nas ilhas oceânicas do arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha e próximo a um naufrágio na costa de Pernambuco, nordeste do Brasil. Nove espécies de peixes recifais e três espécies de tartarugas envolvidas nas associações são aqui registradas. Além de nossos registros, apresentamos também um resumo da literatura sobre o tema. As posturas adotadas pelas tartarugas durante as interações estão relacionadas com os hábitos dos peixes associados. Associações alimentares entre peixes e tartarugas podem ser consideradas como um fenômeno local, embora comum.

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                Journal
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                Neotropical Ichthyology
                Neotrop. ichthyol.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (Maringá, PR, Brazil )
                1679-6225
                1982-0224
                March 2010
                : 8
                : 1
                : 187-192
                Affiliations
                [02] Fernando de Noronha PE orgnameIIAll Angle Images Ltda. Brazil
                [03] Campinas SP orgnameUniversidade Estadual de Campinas orgdiv1Museu de Zoologia Brazil
                [01] Campinas SP orgnameUniversidade Estadual de Campinas orgdiv1Departamento de Biologia Animal Brazil
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                S1679-62252010000100023 S1679-6225(10)00800123
                10.1590/S1679-62252010005000003
                9332f0d2-3a5b-4d5b-8621-ed54de4988d4

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 04 December 2009
                : 04 December 2009
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 24, Pages: 6
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                Cheloniidae,Cleaning symbiosis,Foraging association,Tropical Western Atlantic

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