The bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus sees its image in a mirror (IMAGE)

Osaka City University

The bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus sees its image in a mirror

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Researchers have addressed various criticisms and shown the fish L. dimidiatus to indeed have Mirror Self-Recognition, suggesting that either self-awareness in animals or the validity of the mirror test needs to be revised.

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Masanori Kohda

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