Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse [Labroides dimidiatus]
Description
The Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse is a tiny reef “service station” in motion, flashing its bright blue streaks as it invites fish to get cleaned. Divers may watch it dart to and from client fish, picking at parasites along their bodies and fins in quick, precise bursts.
Where To See Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
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Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
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| Order |
Uncertain placement perch-like fishes
Eupercaria incertae sedis
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| Family |
Wrasses
Labridae
|
| Genus |
Labroides
Labroides
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