bcodmo_dataset_887530_v1 eng UTF8 dataset service Adam Shepherd BCO-DMO 508-289-2772 266 Woods Hole Rd. MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA erddap@bco-dmo.org pointOfContact 2026-04-16 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 2 column row [Diurnal gnathiid consumption] - Diurnal gnathiid consumption in fish sampled from shallow reef sites in Caribbean waters from May 2017 to Sep 2021 (Beyond Cleaning and Symbiosis: Ecology of 'Ticks of the Sea' on Coral Reefs) 2026-04-16 creation erddap.bco-dmo.org bcodmo_dataset_887530_v1 BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/887530 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Specialist species have evolved to fill narrow niches but are especially susceptible to environmental change. With sufficient functional redundancy, ecosystem services can persist without specialists. Grooming behaviors are common in both terrestrial and aquatic organisms. However, in aquatic systems there is a heavy reliance on intraspecific mutualisms where specialist species groom or "clean" parasites off of host fishes. Here, we sampled the gut contents of 709 fishes, representing 61 species and including both cleaner and non-cleaner fishes, to compare their consumption of gnathiid isopods, the most common fish ectoparasites. This dataset contains sample and collection metadata, including date, location, and method of sampling, as well as species, stage, length, and Gnathiid count for samples collected. We found that cleaner fishes eat significantly more gnathiids, and eat them more frequently, compared to non-cleaner fishes. Our results highlight the importance of both dedicated and facultative cleaners as consumers of ectoparasites and show that their role cannot be supplanted by generalist consumers. Furthermore, we suggest that different cleaner species act as complementary rather than redundant specialists. BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/887530 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information pointOfContact earth science atmosphere ocean biosphere biology environment theme BCO-DMO project latitude longitude theme CF The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. BCO-DMO largerWorkCitation project eng geoscientificInformation 1 -67.057 -64.719 17.939 18.352 [Diurnal gnathiid consumption] - Diurnal gnathiid consumption in fish sampled from shallow reef sites in Caribbean waters from May 2017 to Sep 2021 (Beyond Cleaning and Symbiosis: Ecology of 'Ticks of the Sea' on Coral Reefs) 2026-04-16 creation BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/887530 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Specialist species have evolved to fill narrow niches but are especially susceptible to environmental change. With sufficient functional redundancy, ecosystem services can persist without specialists. Grooming behaviors are common in both terrestrial and aquatic organisms. However, in aquatic systems there is a heavy reliance on intraspecific mutualisms where specialist species groom or "clean" parasites off of host fishes. Here, we sampled the gut contents of 709 fishes, representing 61 species and including both cleaner and non-cleaner fishes, to compare their consumption of gnathiid isopods, the most common fish ectoparasites. This dataset contains sample and collection metadata, including date, location, and method of sampling, as well as species, stage, length, and Gnathiid count for samples collected. We found that cleaner fishes eat significantly more gnathiids, and eat them more frequently, compared to non-cleaner fishes. Our results highlight the importance of both dedicated and facultative cleaners as consumers of ectoparasites and show that their role cannot be supplanted by generalist consumers. Furthermore, we suggest that different cleaner species act as complementary rather than redundant specialists. ERDDAP tabledap 1 -67.057 -64.719 17.939 18.352 tight ERDDAPtabledapDatasetQueryAndAccess https://erddap.bco-dmo.org/erddap/tabledap/bcodmo_dataset_887530_v1 ERDDAP:tabledap ERDDAP-tabledap ERDDAP's tabledap service (a flavor of OPeNDAP) for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .graph, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download [Diurnal gnathiid consumption] - Diurnal gnathiid consumption in fish sampled from shallow reef sites in Caribbean waters from May 2017 to Sep 2021 (Beyond Cleaning and Symbiosis: Ecology of 'Ticks of the Sea' on Coral Reefs) 2026-04-16 creation BCO-DMO info@bco-dmo.org https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/887530 information web browser Background Information Background information from the source information originator Specialist species have evolved to fill narrow niches but are especially susceptible to environmental change. With sufficient functional redundancy, ecosystem services can persist without specialists. Grooming behaviors are common in both terrestrial and aquatic organisms. However, in aquatic systems there is a heavy reliance on intraspecific mutualisms where specialist species groom or "clean" parasites off of host fishes. Here, we sampled the gut contents of 709 fishes, representing 61 species and including both cleaner and non-cleaner fishes, to compare their consumption of gnathiid isopods, the most common fish ectoparasites. This dataset contains sample and collection metadata, including date, location, and method of sampling, as well as species, stage, length, and Gnathiid count for samples collected. We found that cleaner fishes eat significantly more gnathiids, and eat them more frequently, compared to non-cleaner fishes. Our results highlight the importance of both dedicated and facultative cleaners as consumers of ectoparasites and show that their role cannot be supplanted by generalist consumers. Furthermore, we suggest that different cleaner species act as complementary rather than redundant specialists. OPeNDAP 1 -67.057 -64.719 17.939 18.352 tight OPeNDAPDatasetQueryAndAccess https://erddap.bco-dmo.org/erddap/tabledap/bcodmo_dataset_887530_v1 OPeNDAP:OPeNDAP OPeNDAP An OPeNDAP service for tabular (sequence) data. Add different extensions (e.g., .html, .das, .dds) to the base URL for different purposes. download physicalMeasurement Number String Number ID String Id Location String Location Method String Method Date String Date Common_Name String Common_name Species String Species Family String Family Stage String Stage Length String Length Gnathiids String Gnathiids Notes String Notes Gnathiid_count String Gnathiid_count Adam Shepherd BCO-DMO 508-289-2772 266 Woods Hole Rd. 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