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Female sharknose gobies clean more often than males (Elacatinus

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Female sharknose gobies (Elacatinus evelynae), when sharing a cleaning station with a male, are believed to spend more time cleaning their host than males. This is likely because of the extra expenditure of energy in producing eggs; although it is the male sharknose goby who will guard the nest.