Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides phthirophagus
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Labroides phthirophagus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)
Depth: 3-250 ft. (1-75 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Julidinae (Subfamily)
└Labroides (Genus)
└L. phthirophagus (Species)
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