Malapterus reticulatus

Malapterus reticulatus is a species of wrasse endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is a cleaner of species in the genus Scorpis, eating the isopod ectoparasites in their mouths. This species is the only known member of its genus.^[4] It is found in shallow, coastal waters over rocky reefs.^[1]

Malapterus reticulatus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Malapterus Valenciennes, 1839
Species:	M. reticulatus
Binomial name
Malapterus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1839
Synonyms[2][3]
Genus: Hospilabrus Whitley, 1931 Malacopterus Günther 1862 Neolabrus Steindachner, 1875 Species: Neolabrus fenestratus Steindachner, 1875