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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Julidinae (Subfamily)
       └Labroides (Genus)
        └L. phthirophagus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278690🔗
iNaturalist ID: 103903🔗

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